Ventriculoperitoneal shunt in patients with leptomeningeal metastasis
Omuro AM, Lallana EC, Bilsky MH, DeAngelis LM. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt in patients with leptomeningeal metastasis. Neurology 2005, 64: 1625-1627. PMID: 15883329, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000160396.69050.dc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrainBrain NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaFemaleHumansHydrocephalusIntracranial HypertensionLung NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMeningeal NeoplasmsMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisPalliative CarePrognosisSubarachnoid SpaceSurvival RateTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeVentriculoperitoneal ShuntConceptsLeptomeningeal metastasesPrognosis of LMEffective palliative toolMedian overall survivalProcedure-related mortalityVP shunt placementOverall survivalIntracranial hypertensionShunt placementVentriculoperitoneal shuntVP shuntPalliative toolSubdural hematomaShunt malfunctionPatientsMetastasisShuntEGFR tyrosine kinase domain mutations in human gliomas
Marie Y, Carpentier A, Omuro A, Sanson M, Thillet J, Hoang-Xuan K, Delattre J. EGFR tyrosine kinase domain mutations in human gliomas. Neurology 2005, 64: 1444-1445. PMID: 15851741, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000158654.07080.b0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancerEGFR tyrosine kinase domain mutationsEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsTyrosine kinase domain mutationsReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsKinase domain mutationsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsLow-grade gliomasEGFR tyrosine kinase domainResistance of glioblastomaAnaplastic oligodendrogliomaHuman gliomasGliomasTyrosine kinase domainExon 19Kinase inhibitorsDomain mutationsGefitinibCancerGlioblastomaSuch mutationsMutationsPatientsEGFR