2020
Primary melanotic tumors of the nervous system: a consecutive case series
Grosshans H, Huttner A, Piepmeier J, Kaulen L, Fulbright R, Baehring J, Karschnia P. Primary melanotic tumors of the nervous system: a consecutive case series. European Journal Of Neurology 2020, 27: 2303-2307. PMID: 32654331, DOI: 10.1111/ene.14437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansImmunohistochemistryMagnetic Resonance ImagingMelaninsNervous System NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesConceptsPrimary melanotic tumorsNervous systemRelapsed diseaseClinical presentationMelanotic lesionsFavorable outcomeRadiation therapyPre-contrast T1-weighted imagingRelative incidenceMelanotic tumorsHomogenous contrast enhancementYale Cancer CenterAggressive surgical treatmentConsecutive case seriesPsammomatous melanotic schwannomaNervous system tumorsT1-weighted imagingT2-weighted imagingTumor mass effectMagnetic resonance imagingMelanin-containing cellsS100 positivitySurgical resectionSurgical treatmentTumor Registry
1997
Low-grade gliomas of chronic epilepsy: A distinct clinical and pathological entity
Bartolomei J, Christopher S, Vives K, Spencer D, Piepmeier J. Low-grade gliomas of chronic epilepsy: A distinct clinical and pathological entity. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 1997, 34: 79-84. PMID: 9210054, DOI: 10.1023/a:1005711321343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetBrain NeoplasmsChildEpilepsyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGliomaHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesConceptsLow-grade gliomasChronic epilepsyDysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumorPathological entityLong-term patient outcomesSpecific pathological entityManagement of patientsResults of patientsDistinct pathological entityLack of mortalityPreoperative seizuresNeuroepithelial tumorsTumor recurrencePatient outcomesAnaplastic transformationEpilepsySame tumorGliomasCortical locationTumorsPatientsRecurrenceSeizuresPopulationMortality