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Benign Infratentorial Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
155591
Concept ID:
C0751592
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Infratentorial Neoplasms; Infratentorial Neoplasm, Benign; Infratentorial Neoplasms, Benign; Neoplasm, Benign Infratentorial

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the infratentorial region and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

De Pietro R, Zaccaro L, Marampon F, Tini P, De Felice F, Minniti G
J Neurooncol 2023 Sep;164(2):271-286. Epub 2023 Aug 25 doi: 10.1007/s11060-023-04407-2. PMID: 37624529Free PMC Article
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Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2010 Jun;31(3):260-74. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2010.03.002. PMID: 20483393

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Johnston MJ, Lee JJY, Hu B, Nikolic A, Hasheminasabgorji E, Baguette A, Paik S, Chen H, Kumar S, Chen CCL, Jessa S, Balin P, Fong V, Zwaig M, Michealraj KA, Chen X, Zhang Y, Varadharajan S, Billon P, Juretic N, Daniels C, Rao AN, Giannini C, Thompson EM, Garami M, Hauser P, Pocza T, Ra YS, Cho BK, Kim SK, Wang KC, Lee JY, Grajkowska W, Perek-Polnik M, Agnihotri S, Mack S, Ellezam B, Weil A, Rich J, Bourque G, Chan JA, Yong VW, Lupien M, Ragoussis J, Kleinman C, Majewski J, Blanchette M, Jabado N, Taylor MD, Gallo M
Cell 2024 Sep 5;187(18):4926-4945.e22. Epub 2024 Jul 9 doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.06.023. PMID: 38986619
Kresbach C, Neyazi S, Schüller U
Brain Pathol 2022 Jul;32(4):e13068. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1111/bpa.13068. PMID: 35307892Free PMC Article
Tamburrini G, Frassanito P, Chieffo D, Massimi L, Caldarelli M, Di Rocco C
Childs Nerv Syst 2015 Oct;31(10):1841-51. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2803-6. PMID: 26351234
Pitsika M, Tsitouras V
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2013 Dec;12(6):604-14. Epub 2013 Sep 27 doi: 10.3171/2013.8.PEDS13168. PMID: 24073751
Reni M, Gatta G, Mazza E, Vecht C
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2007 Jul;63(1):81-9. Epub 2007 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.03.004. PMID: 17482475

Diagnosis

Anyanwu CT, Robinson TM, Huang JH
Clin Transl Oncol 2020 May;22(5):623-630. Epub 2019 Jul 16 doi: 10.1007/s12094-019-02179-8. PMID: 31313067
Brandão LA, Young Poussaint T
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2017 Feb;27(1):1-37. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2016.08.001. PMID: 27889018
Tamburrini G, Frassanito P, Chieffo D, Massimi L, Caldarelli M, Di Rocco C
Childs Nerv Syst 2015 Oct;31(10):1841-51. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2803-6. PMID: 26351234
Küper M, Timmann D
Brain Lang 2013 Dec;127(3):327-33. Epub 2013 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2013.01.001. PMID: 23398780
Reni M, Gatta G, Mazza E, Vecht C
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2007 Jul;63(1):81-9. Epub 2007 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.03.004. PMID: 17482475

Therapy

Vitanza NA, Wilson AL, Huang W, Seidel K, Brown C, Gustafson JA, Yokoyama JK, Johnson AJ, Baxter BA, Koning RW, Reid AN, Meechan M, Biery MC, Myers C, Rawlings-Rhea SD, Albert CM, Browd SR, Hauptman JS, Lee A, Ojemann JG, Berens ME, Dun MD, Foster JB, Crotty EE, Leary SES, Cole BL, Perez FA, Wright JN, Orentas RJ, Chour T, Newell EW, Whiteaker JR, Zhao L, Paulovich AG, Pinto N, Gust J, Gardner RA, Jensen MC, Park JR
Cancer Discov 2023 Jan 9;13(1):114-131. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-22-0750. PMID: 36259971Free PMC Article
Gwynne WD, Suk Y, Custers S, Mikolajewicz N, Chan JK, Zador Z, Chafe SC, Zhai K, Escudero L, Zhang C, Zaslaver O, Chokshi C, Shaikh MV, Bakhshinyan D, Burns I, Chaudhry I, Nachmani O, Mobilio D, Maich WT, Mero P, Brown KR, Quaile AT, Venugopal C, Moffat J, Montenegro-Burke JR, Singh SK
Cancer Cell 2022 Dec 12;40(12):1488-1502.e7. Epub 2022 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.10.009. PMID: 36368321
Leary SES, Packer RJ, Li Y, Billups CA, Smith KS, Jaju A, Heier L, Burger P, Walsh K, Han Y, Embry L, Hadley J, Kumar R, Michalski J, Hwang E, Gajjar A, Pollack IF, Fouladi M, Northcott PA, Olson JM
JAMA Oncol 2021 Sep 1;7(9):1313-1321. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.2224. PMID: 34292305Free PMC Article
Perrone MG, Ruggiero A, Centonze A, Carrieri A, Ferorelli S, Scilimati A
Curr Med Chem 2021;28(17):3287-3317. doi: 10.2174/0929867327666200806110206. PMID: 32767913
Guerreiro Stucklin AS, Grotzer MA
Handb Clin Neurol 2018;155:289-299. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64189-2.00019-6. PMID: 29891066

Prognosis

Johnston MJ, Lee JJY, Hu B, Nikolic A, Hasheminasabgorji E, Baguette A, Paik S, Chen H, Kumar S, Chen CCL, Jessa S, Balin P, Fong V, Zwaig M, Michealraj KA, Chen X, Zhang Y, Varadharajan S, Billon P, Juretic N, Daniels C, Rao AN, Giannini C, Thompson EM, Garami M, Hauser P, Pocza T, Ra YS, Cho BK, Kim SK, Wang KC, Lee JY, Grajkowska W, Perek-Polnik M, Agnihotri S, Mack S, Ellezam B, Weil A, Rich J, Bourque G, Chan JA, Yong VW, Lupien M, Ragoussis J, Kleinman C, Majewski J, Blanchette M, Jabado N, Taylor MD, Gallo M
Cell 2024 Sep 5;187(18):4926-4945.e22. Epub 2024 Jul 9 doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.06.023. PMID: 38986619
Kresbach C, Neyazi S, Schüller U
Brain Pathol 2022 Jul;32(4):e13068. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1111/bpa.13068. PMID: 35307892Free PMC Article
Anyanwu CT, Robinson TM, Huang JH
Clin Transl Oncol 2020 May;22(5):623-630. Epub 2019 Jul 16 doi: 10.1007/s12094-019-02179-8. PMID: 31313067
Tamburrini G, Frassanito P, Chieffo D, Massimi L, Caldarelli M, Di Rocco C
Childs Nerv Syst 2015 Oct;31(10):1841-51. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2803-6. PMID: 26351234
Reni M, Gatta G, Mazza E, Vecht C
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2007 Jul;63(1):81-9. Epub 2007 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.03.004. PMID: 17482475

Clinical prediction guides

Kresbach C, Neyazi S, Schüller U
Brain Pathol 2022 Jul;32(4):e13068. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1111/bpa.13068. PMID: 35307892Free PMC Article
Gajjar A, Robinson GW, Smith KS, Lin T, Merchant TE, Chintagumpala M, Mahajan A, Su J, Bouffet E, Bartels U, Schechter T, Hassall T, Robertson T, Nicholls W, Gururangan S, Schroeder K, Sullivan M, Wheeler G, Hansford JR, Kellie SJ, McCowage G, Cohn R, Fisher MJ, Krasin MJ, Stewart CF, Broniscer A, Buchhalter I, Tatevossian RG, Orr BA, Neale G, Klimo P Jr, Boop F, Srinivasan A, Pfister SM, Gilbertson RJ, Onar-Thomas A, Ellison DW, Northcott PA
J Clin Oncol 2021 Mar 1;39(7):822-835. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.01372. PMID: 33405951Free PMC Article
Vinchon M, Leblond P
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Archer TC, Mahoney EL, Pomeroy SL
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Massimino M, Giangaspero F, Garrè ML, Gandola L, Poggi G, Biassoni V, Gatta G, Rutkowski S
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Recent systematic reviews

Gutiérrez-Valencia E, Sánchez I, Valles A, Díaz O, F González T, Balderrama R, Fuentes J, Ruiz V, Rodríguez J, Saavedra C, Velázquez-Pulido L, Cadavid E, E Ayala-Hernández L, Villalvazo A, H Bayardo L, Jamora K, Kalyvas A, Yang K, Millar BA, B Shultz D
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Jankovic D, Vuong K, Splavski B, Rotim K, Arnautovic KI
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Montgomery EY, Thirunavu V, Pagadala M, Shlobin NA, Plant-Fox AS, Lam S, DeCuypere M
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2023 Feb 1;31(2):132-142. Epub 2022 Nov 25 doi: 10.3171/2022.10.PEDS22154. PMID: 36433871
Graffeo CS, Perry A, Copeland WR 3rd, Giannini C, Neff BA, Driscoll CL, Link MJ
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