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Molecular and histologic characteristics of pseudoprogression in diffuse gliomas.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 1 Dec 2016
Lin Andrew L, White Michael, Miller-Thomas Michelle M, Fulton Robert S, Tsien Christina I, Rich Keith M, Schmidt Robert E, Tran David D, Dahiya Sonika
Abstract excerpt
During the 6 month period following chemoradiotherapy, gliomas frequently develop new areas of contrast enhancement, which are due to treatment effect rather than tumor progression. We sought to characterize this phenomenon in oligodendrogliomas (OG) and mixed oligoastrocytomas (MOA). We reviewed the imaging findings from 143 patients with a WHO grade II or III OG or MOA for evidence of pseudoprogression (PsP) or...
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