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[Diagnosis and prognosis of gliomas--current prospects of molecular diagnostics].
Duodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja - 1 Jan 2014
Haapasalo Joonas, Hyartt Antti, Salmi Minja, Nordfors Kristiina, Lahtela Sirpa-Liisa, Kähkönen Marketta, Helén Pauli, Haapasalo Hannu
Abstract excerpt
Gliomas are tumors of the support cells of the brain and the most common of the primary brain tumors. Treatment of diffuse gliomas is based on surgical excision of the tumor and on radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The diagnosis is made in histopathological examination of the tumor, which today can be complemented with examinations involving molecular diagnostics. The most important new methods predicting the...
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