To describe cases of optic pathway glioma (OPG) warranting treatment in children. Although benign tumours, OPG can behave very aggressively in young children. Both chemotherapy and en-bloc excision ...
It has been several months since Dr. Lane Rutledge, who was our colleague in the UAB NF Clinic, passed away unexpectedly, and her absence has been felt by those of us in the NF Clinic as well as by ...
All patients with monofocal OPG seen from January 2004 to January 2011 were included. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA, LogMAR), contrast sensitivity (Hiding-Heidi low-contrast ‘face’ test (HH) and ...
Increased Risk of Young-Onset Digestive Tract Cancers Among Young Adults Age 20-39 Years With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study Seventy-four eligible patients were enrolled ...
Nearly 20% of children with NF1 develop pLGGs along the optic pathway, also known as NF1-associated optic pathway glioma (NF1-OPG). Despite many advances in cancer therapy, there are no definitive ...
Pretreatment Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Velocity and Doubling Time Are Associated With Outcome but Neither Improves Prediction of Outcome Beyond Pretreatment PSA Alone in Patients Treated With ...
These tumors are less likely to spread to surrounding tissues than higher-grade tumors, so they often have better outcomes. In the past, pediatric gliomas were classified into low-grade and high-grade ...