- UpToDate: High Grade Glioma in Adults
Patient information including classification, diagnosis, initial treatment, surgery, side effects, and links to clinical trials.
www.uptodate.com/patients/content/topic.do?topicKey=cancer/11443
- Brain Tumors: Meningiomas and Gliomas
Defines the various brain tumors, both primary and metastatic. Includes prevalence, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and therapy. From the Cleveland Clinc.
www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/neurology/braint...
- eMedicine: Brainstem Gliomas
Comprehesive information about the glioma tumors that occur in the region between the aqueduct of Slyvius and the fourth ventricle of the brain stem. By Joseph Landolfi.
www.emedicine.com/neuro/TOPIC40.HTM
- Wikipedia: Glioma
User-edited article about a type of tumor that arises from glial cells in the primary central nervous system.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glioma
- National Cancer Institute: Childhood Brain Stem Glioma Treatment
Disease information highlighting the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, tests, and prognosis.
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-brain-stem-glioma/patient
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Optic Glioma
Comprehensive information about optic gliomas, which affect one or both the optic nerves, or the optic chiasma.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001024.htm
- CNIN: Glioma
Information including types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of the tumors that arise from the support cells, or the glial cells, of the brain. From the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch (CINN).
www.cinn.org/tumor/diagnoses/glioma-tumor.html
- MayoClinic: Glioma
Details of diagnosis and treatment options at Mayo Clinic.
www.mayoclinic.org/glioma
- SFGate: No Cure for Malignant Glioma Like Kennedy Has
News article dated May 21, 2008 on the doctors' opinion about the kind of brain tumor diagnosed in Sen. Edward Kennedy. From the San Francisco Chronicle.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/21/MNI710PS9Q.DTL
- About.com: Glioma Treatment Research
Features interesting areas of investigation of treating primary and metastatic brain tumors.
rarediseases.about.com/cs/brainneurocancer/a/062601.htm
- National Cancer Institute: Fluorescence-Guided Surgery and Malignant Glioma
Summary of a clinical trial which says that fluorescence-guided surgery postpones the relapse in patients with malignant glioma.
www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/fluorescence-guided-surgery0506
- WBUR: Doctor Explains Malignant Glioma
From the WBUR newsroom. ABC medical editor explains the medical details of Sen. Kennedy's brain tumor, a malignant glioma in the top left part of his brain.
www.wbur.org/news/2008/77396_20080520.asp
- MGH Brain Tumor Center: Glioblastoma Multiforme and Anaplastic Gliomas
Detailed patient guide to the most common primary tumors of the adult brain, including high-grade gliomas.
brain.mgh.harvard.edu/PatientGuide.htm
- New Treatment Strategies for Malignant Gliomas
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Research paper exploring the treatment strategies including gene therapy and angiogenesis inhibitors to prolong survival and enhance the quality of life in glioma patients.
theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/cgi/reprint/4/3/209.pdf
- Cedars-Sinai: Gliomas
About glioma tumors, which usually occur in the lobes of the upper brain. Includes types, diagnosis, and treatment. From the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
www.cedars-sinai.edu/5303.html
- NeuroNetwork: Malignant Glioma
Find an interview with Carlos Acosta, M.D., in which he evaluates neurosurgical treatment of malignant gliomas.
dfw-neuronetwork.com/Malignant_Glioma.htm
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