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Benign Intracranial Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
231431
•Concept ID:
C1332509
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Intracranial Tumor; Intracranial Neoplasms, Benign

Definition

A neoplasm that involves the intracranial area and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Short-Term and Intermediate-Term Risk of Second Neoplasms After Diagnosis and Treatment of Unilateral Vestibular Schwannoma: Analysis of 9460 Cases.
Carlson ML, Glasgow AE, Jacob JT, Habermann EB, Link MJ
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016 Jul 15;95(4):1149-57. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.03.005. PMID: 27354128

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cochlear Dead Regions in Sporadic Unilateral Vestibular Schwannomas Using the Threshold-Equalizing Noise Test.
Byun H, Cho YS, Hong SH, Moon IJ
Audiol Neurootol 2019;24(6):271-278. Epub 2019 Oct 30 doi: 10.1159/000503164. PMID: 31665729
Case-series investigation of intracranial neoplasms at a petrochemical research facility.
Delzell E, Beall C, Rodu B, Lees PS, Breysse PN, Cole P
Am J Ind Med 1999 Oct;36(4):450-8. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199910)36:4<450::aid-ajim6>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 10470010

Diagnosis

Cochlear Dead Regions in Sporadic Unilateral Vestibular Schwannomas Using the Threshold-Equalizing Noise Test.
Byun H, Cho YS, Hong SH, Moon IJ
Audiol Neurootol 2019;24(6):271-278. Epub 2019 Oct 30 doi: 10.1159/000503164. PMID: 31665729
Malignant Transformation of Radiotherapy-Naïve Craniopharyngioma.
Chunhui L, Chuzhong L, Zhenye L, Yilin S, Yazhuo Z
World Neurosurg 2016 Apr;88:690.e1-690.e5. Epub 2015 Nov 30 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.11.031. PMID: 26654928
Non-infantile variant of desmoplastic ganglioglioma: a report of 2 cases.
Ganesan K, Desai S, Udwadia-Hegde A
Pediatr Radiol 2006 Jun;36(6):541-5. Epub 2006 Mar 22 doi: 10.1007/s00247-005-0095-9. PMID: 16552586
Colloid cyst of the third ventricle: a cause of sudden death in a child.
Kava MP, Tullu MS, Deshmukh CT, Shenoy A
Indian J Cancer 2003 Jan-Mar;40(1):31-3. PMID: 14716130
Percutaneous transfacial needle biopsy of a middle cranial fossa mass: case report and technical note.
Stechison MT, Bernstein M
Neurosurgery 1989 Dec;25(6):996-9. doi: 10.1097/00006123-198912000-00027. PMID: 2601835

Therapy

Case-series investigation of intracranial neoplasms at a petrochemical research facility.
Delzell E, Beall C, Rodu B, Lees PS, Breysse PN, Cole P
Am J Ind Med 1999 Oct;36(4):450-8. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199910)36:4<450::aid-ajim6>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 10470010

Prognosis

Autophagy inhibition enhances anti-pituitary adenoma effect of tetrandrine.
Lyu L, Hu Y, Yin S, Wang L, Ye F, Wang M, Zhou Y, Ma W, Chen C, Jiang Y, Wang Z, Jiang S, Zhou P, Wang X
Phytother Res 2021 Jul;35(7):4007-4021. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.1002/ptr.7117. PMID: 34038010
A report of a desmoplastic non-infantile ganglioglioma in a 6-year-old boy with review of the literature.
Per H, Kontaş O, Kumandaş S, Kurtsoy A
Neurosurg Rev 2009 Jul;32(3):369-74; discussion 374. Epub 2009 Mar 12 doi: 10.1007/s10143-009-0195-3. PMID: 19280238
Non-infantile variant of desmoplastic ganglioglioma: a report of 2 cases.
Ganesan K, Desai S, Udwadia-Hegde A
Pediatr Radiol 2006 Jun;36(6):541-5. Epub 2006 Mar 22 doi: 10.1007/s00247-005-0095-9. PMID: 16552586
Colloid cyst of the third ventricle: a cause of sudden death in a child.
Kava MP, Tullu MS, Deshmukh CT, Shenoy A
Indian J Cancer 2003 Jan-Mar;40(1):31-3. PMID: 14716130
Case-series investigation of intracranial neoplasms at a petrochemical research facility.
Delzell E, Beall C, Rodu B, Lees PS, Breysse PN, Cole P
Am J Ind Med 1999 Oct;36(4):450-8. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199910)36:4<450::aid-ajim6>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 10470010

Clinical prediction guides

Autophagy inhibition enhances anti-pituitary adenoma effect of tetrandrine.
Lyu L, Hu Y, Yin S, Wang L, Ye F, Wang M, Zhou Y, Ma W, Chen C, Jiang Y, Wang Z, Jiang S, Zhou P, Wang X
Phytother Res 2021 Jul;35(7):4007-4021. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.1002/ptr.7117. PMID: 34038010
Cochlear Dead Regions in Sporadic Unilateral Vestibular Schwannomas Using the Threshold-Equalizing Noise Test.
Byun H, Cho YS, Hong SH, Moon IJ
Audiol Neurootol 2019;24(6):271-278. Epub 2019 Oct 30 doi: 10.1159/000503164. PMID: 31665729
Case-series investigation of intracranial neoplasms at a petrochemical research facility.
Delzell E, Beall C, Rodu B, Lees PS, Breysse PN, Cole P
Am J Ind Med 1999 Oct;36(4):450-8. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199910)36:4<450::aid-ajim6>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 10470010
Proliferative activity of central neurocytoma: measurement of tumor volume doubling time, MIB-1 staining index and bromodeoxyuridine labeling index.
Fujimaki T, Matsuno A, Sasaki T, Toyoda T, Matsuura R, Ogai M, Kitanaka C, Asai A, Matsutani M, Kirino T
J Neurooncol 1997 Apr;32(2):103-9. doi: 10.1023/a:1005740205113. PMID: 9120539

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