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11449711

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
A 30-year-old female case of gliomatosis cerebri, which showed remarkable improvement after radiation therapy is reported. The lesion had spread widely in the frontal and parietal lobes of both sides, causing diffuse swelling of the cerebral hemispheres. A specimen obtained by open biopsy revealed diffuse proliferation of astrocytic (GFAP positive) tumor cells, associated with little tissue destruction. After whole-brain radiation of 60 Gy, the lesion shrunk gradually but markedly. Hemiparesis and mild dementia, which the patient had experienced before treatment, subsided completely within 6 months, until she was able to restart her job as a dentist. Although gliomatosis cerebri is thought to have a poor prognosis, this case demonstrates the potential of radiotherapy for this disease. Factors which may lead to a better outcome are discussed.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0301-2603
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
409-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
[A case of gliomatosis cerebri: remarkable improvement after radiation therapy].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center Hospital, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-8563, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports