2021
Hemorrhage Into a Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma in an Adult With Tuberous Sclerosis
Barbiero FJ, Huttner AJ, Fulbright RK, Baehring JM. Hemorrhage Into a Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma in an Adult With Tuberous Sclerosis. The Neurologist 2021, 26: 122-124. PMID: 34190204, DOI: 10.1097/nrl.0000000000000338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial hemorrhageMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brainSubependymal giant cell astrocytomaCentral nervous system tumorsYoung adultsLife-threatening complicationsGiant cell astrocytomaNervous system tumorsTuberous sclerosis complexForamen of MonroRare genetic disorderGerm-line mutationsUncommon causeHematoma evacuationDiagnostic delaySpontaneous hemorrhageUnusual causeSubependymal nodulesSurveillance imagingSkin changesTumor resectionSystem tumorsAdenoma sebaceumTuberous sclerosisSkin lesions
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 ResearchConceptsPrimary 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