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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A glioma is a type of primary [[central nervous system]] (CNS) [[tumor]] that arises from [[glial cell]]s. The most common site of involvement of gliomas is the brain, but gliomas can also affect the [[spinal cord]] or any other part of the CNS, such as the [[optic nerve]].<ref>Mamelak A.N., and Jacoby, D.B. ''[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&list_uids=17335414&cmd=Retrieve&indexed=google Targeted delivery of antitumoral therapy to glioma and other malignancies with synthetic chlorotoxin (TM-601)]'' Expert Opin. Drug Drliv. (2007) '''4'''(2):175-186.</ref> Gliomas were reported as early as the 1850s. Retinal | A glioma is a type of primary [[central nervous system]] (CNS) [[tumor]] that arises from [[glial cell]]s. The most common site of involvement of [[Glioma|gliomas]] is the [[brain]], but [[Glioma|gliomas]] can also affect the [[spinal cord]] or any other part of the [[CNS]], such as the [[optic nerve]].<ref>Mamelak A.N., and Jacoby, D.B. ''[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&list_uids=17335414&cmd=Retrieve&indexed=google Targeted delivery of antitumoral therapy to glioma and other malignancies with synthetic chlorotoxin (TM-601)]'' Expert Opin. Drug Drliv. (2007) '''4'''(2):175-186.</ref> [[Glioma|Gliomas]] were reported as early as the 1850s. [[Retinal]] [[Glioma|gliomas]] were most commonly reported because they were easier to detect and sample in the absence of advanced [[imaging]] and surgical techniques. [[Glioma]] may be classified into several subtypes based on the type of [[Cell (biology)|cell]], grade, and location.<ref name="ddd">Classification of glioma. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glioma</ref> The [[pathogenesis]] of [[cerebral]] [[glioma]] involves [[invasion]] of the [[Tumor cell|tumor]] [[Cell (biology)|cells]] into the adjacent normal [[brain]] [[tissue]]. The [[Gross pathology|gross]] and [[histopathological]] appearance of [[glioma]] varies with the [[tumor]] grade and type.<ref name="aaa">Pathology of pilocytic astrocytoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Pilocytic_astrocytoma</ref><ref name="fff">Pathology of gliomas. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Oligodendroglioma</ref><ref name="bbb">Pathology of anaplastic astrocytoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php?title=Neuropathology_tumours&redirect=no#Infiltrative_astrocytomas</ref><ref name="ccc">Pathology of glioblastoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Glioblastoma</ref><ref name="vvv">Pathology of ependymoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Ependymoma</ref> [[Glioma]] must be differentiated from [[primary CNS lymphoma]], [[cerebral metastases]], [[meningioma]], [[brain abscess]], [[cavernous malformation]], [[stroke]], [[acute disseminated encephalomyelitis]], [[cavernous sinus syndrome]], [[intracranial hemorrhage]], [[gerstmann syndrome]], [[tuberculosis|spinal tuberculosis]], [[hamartoma]], [[germinoma]], [[teratoma]], [[Gliosis|piloid gliosis]], and [[progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy]].<ref name="aaa">DDx of gliomas. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Oligodendroglioma</ref><ref name="ddd">Differential diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/Glioblastoma</ref> The [[incidence]] of [[glioma]] is estimated to be 4.9 cases per 100,000 individuals in the [[USA|US]].<ref name="pmid16932614">{{cite journal| author=Schwartzbaum JA, Fisher JL, Aldape KD, Wrensch M| title=Epidemiology and molecular pathology of glioma. | journal=Nat Clin Pract Neurol | year= 2006 | volume= 2 | issue= 9 | pages= 494-503; quiz 1 p following 516 | pmid=16932614 | doi=10.1038/ncpneuro0289 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16932614 }} </ref> [[Patient|Patients]] of all [[age]] groups may develop [[glioma]]. [[Male|Males]] are more commonly affected with [[glioma]] than [[Female|females]]. It usually affects individuals of the caucasian [[race]]. African american, latin american, and asian individuals are less likely to [[Development|develop]] [[glioma]]. Common [[Risk factor|risk factors]] in the [[development]] of [[glioma]] are occupational factors, environmental factors, genetic factors, and viruses.<ref name="ddd">{{Cite journal|title = Animal viruses, bacteria, and cancer: a brief commentary|url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24592380|journal = Frontiers in Public Health|date = 2014|issn = 2296-2565|pmc = 3923154|pmid = 24592380|pages = 14|volume = 2|doi = 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00014|first = Jimmy T.|last = Efird|first2 = Stephen W.|last2 = Davies|first3 = Wesley T.|last3 = O'Neal|first4 = Ethan J.|last4 = Anderson}}</ref><ref name="aaa">{{cite journal|last=Reuss|first=D|author2=von Deimling, A|title=Hereditary tumor syndromes and gliomas.|journal=Recent results in cancer research. Fortschritte der Krebsforschung. Progres dans les recherches sur le cancer|year=2009|volume=171|pages=83–102|pmid=19322539|doi=10.1007/978-3-540-31206-2_5}}</ref><ref name="pmid16932614">{{cite journal| author=Schwartzbaum JA, Fisher JL, Aldape KD, Wrensch M| title=Epidemiology and molecular pathology of glioma. | journal=Nat Clin Pract Neurol | year= 2006 | volume= 2 | issue= 9 | pages= 494-503; quiz 1 p following 516 | pmid=16932614 | doi=10.1038/ncpneuro0289 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16932614 }} </ref><ref name="bbb">{{Cite journal|title = Exposure to farm crops, livestock, and farm tasks and risk of glioma: the Upper Midwest Health Study|url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19403843/|journal = American Journal of Epidemiology|date = Jun 15, 2009|issn = 1476-6256|pmid = 19403843|pages = 1479-1491|volume = 169|issue = 12|doi = 10.1093/aje/kwp075|first = Avima M.|last = Ruder|first2 = Tania|last2 = Carreón|first3 = Mary Ann|last3 = Butler|first4 = Geoffrey M.|last4 = Calvert|first5 = Karen E.|last5 = Davis-King|first6 = Martha A.|last6 = Waters|first7 = Paul A.|last7 = Schulte|first8 = Jack S.|last8 = Mandel|first9 = Roscoe F.|last9 = Morton}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|title = The epidemiology of glioma in adults: a "state of the science" review|url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24842956|journal = Neuro-Oncology|date = Jul 2014|issn = 1523-5866|pmc = 4057143|pmid = 24842956|pages = 896-913|volume = 16|issue = 7|doi = 10.1093/neuonc/nou087|first = Quinn T.|last = Ostrom|first2 = Luc|last2 = Bauchet|first3 = Faith G.|last3 = Davis|first4 = Isabelle|last4 = Deltour|first5 = James L.|last5 = Fisher|first6 = Chelsea Eastman|last6 = Langer|first7 = Melike|last7 = Pekmezci|first8 = Judith A.|last8 = Schwartzbaum|first9 = Michelle C.|last9 = Turner}}</ref> Common complications of glioma include [[brain herniation]], [[coma]], [[metastasis]], and recurrence. The [[prognosis]] of [[glioma]] varies with the grade of [[tumor]]. The 1-year and 2-year [[Survival rate|survival]] [[rate]] of [[Patient|patients]] with [[malignant|malignant glioma]] is approximately 50% and 25%, respectively.<ref name="eee">Prognostic factors of glioma. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/patient/adult-brain-treatment-pdq</ref> Common [[symptoms]] of [[glioma]] include [[Headache|morning headaches]], [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]], [[seizures]], [[drowsiness]], [[Aphasia|changes in speech]], [[Dysphagia|difficulty in swallowing]], [[vision]] changes, abnormal [[eye]] movements, [[Personality changes|changes in personality]], [[memory loss]], [[Ataxia|loss of balance]], [[Gait|difficulty in walking]], [[Weakness|weakness in extremities]], [[Numbness|numbness in extremities]], [[Pain|pain in extremities]], and [[loss of appetite]].<ref name="ddd">Signs and symptoms of glioma. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/patient/adult-brain-treatment-pdq</ref> The [[CT scan]] and MRI findings of [[glioma]] vary with the [[tumor]] grade and type.<ref name="ddd">Radiological findings of glioblastoma. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma</ref><ref name="fff">Radiological findings of ependymoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ependymoma</ref><ref name="aaa">Radiological findings of pilocytic astrocytoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pilocytic-astrocytoma</ref><ref name="bbb">Radiological findings of low grade infiltrative astrocytoma. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/low-grade-infiltrative-astrocytoma</ref><ref name="eee">Radiological findings of oligodendroglioma. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/oligodendroglioma</ref><ref name="ccc">Radiological findings of anaplastic astrocytoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/anaplastic-astrocytoma</ref> The predominant [[therapy]] for [[glioma]] is [[surgical resection]]. Adjunctive [[chemotherapy]] and [[radiation]] may be required.<ref name="ddd">Treatment of glioma. SurgWiki.com. http://www.surgwiki.com/wiki/Intracranial_tumours,_infection_and_aneurysms#Astrocytoma</ref> | ||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
Gliomas were reported as early as the 1850s. Retinal gliomas were most commonly reported because they were easier to detect and sample in the absence of advanced imaging and surgical techniques. | |||
*Gliomas were reported as early as the 1850s. | |||
*The first recorded reports of gliomas were given in British scientific reports, by Berns in 1800 and in 1804 by Abernety | |||
*With the first comprehensive histomorphological description being given in 1865 by Rudolf Virchow. | |||
*In 1926 Percival Bailey and Harvey Cushing gave the base for the modern classification of gliomas. | |||
*Between 1934 and 1941 the most prolific researcher in glioma research was Hans-Joachim Scherer, who postulated some of the clinico-morphological aspects of Glioblastoma multiforme. | |||
*Retinal gliomas were most commonly reported because they were easier to detect and sample in the absence of advanced imaging and surgical techniques. | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Glioma may be classified into several subtypes based on the type of cell, grade, and location.<ref name=ddd>Classification of glioma. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glioma</ref> | |||
*The classification and grading of gliomas have evolved over time, beginning in 1926 with a system devised by Bailey and Cushing and later revised by Kernohan, Ringertz, and others. | |||
*As of the 2016 edition of the WHO classification, gliomas are classified based not only on histopathologic appearance but also on well-established molecular parameters | |||
*Glioma may be classified into several subtypes based on the type of cell (ependymoma, astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, and mixed gliomas), grade (low-grade and high-grade gliomas), and location (infratentorial and supratentorial).<ref name="ddd">Classification of glioma. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glioma</ref> | |||
*'''Astrocytomas''' are glial cell tumors | |||
**Develop from connective tissue cells called astrocytes. | |||
**The most common primary intra-axial brain tumor, accounting for nearly half of all primary brain tumors. | |||
**They are most often found in the cerebrum (the large, outer part of the brain), but also in the cerebellum (located at the base of the brain). | |||
**Astrocytomas can develop in adults or in children. | |||
**Pilocytic astrocytomas are low-grade cerebellum gliomas commonly found in children. In adults, astrocytomas are more common in the cerebrum. | |||
**High-grade astrocytomas, called glioblastoma multiforme, are the most malignant of all brain tumors. | |||
*'''Brain stem gliomas''' | |||
**Also called diffuse infiltrating brainstem gliomas, or DIPGs, are rare tumors found in the brain stem. | |||
**Cannot be surgically removed because of their remote location, where they intertwine with normal brain tissue and affect the delicate and complex functions this area controls. | |||
**These tumors occur most often in school-age children | |||
**Responsible for the greatest number of childhood deaths from primary brain tumors. | |||
==Pathophysiology== | ==Pathophysiology== | ||
The pathogenesis of cerebral glioma involves invasion of the | The pathogenesis of cerebral glioma involves invasion of the tumor cells into the adjacent normal brain tissue. Although in certain areas the margin of the tumor may seem to be macroscopically well defined from the brain, there are always microscopic nests of tumor cells extending well out into the brain.<ref name="aaa">Pathology of glioma. http://www.surgwiki.com/wiki/Intracranial_tumours,_infection_and_aneurysms</ref> Genes involved in the pathogenesis of glioma include ''ERCC1'', ''[[ERCC2]]'', ''[[XRCC1]]'', ''MGMT'', ''IDH1'', ''[[IDH2]]'', ''[[p53]]'', ''[[EGFR]]'', ''[[TSC1]]'', ''[[TSC2]]'', ''[[RB1]]'', ''[[APC]]'', ''hMLH1'', ''hMSH2'', ''[[PMS2]]'', ''[[PTEN]]'', ''[[NF1]]'', and ''NF2''.<ref name="ddd">Pathology of glioma. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glioma</ref><ref name="pmid16932614">{{cite journal| author=Schwartzbaum JA, Fisher JL, Aldape KD, Wrensch M| title=Epidemiology and molecular pathology of glioma. | journal=Nat Clin Pract Neurol | year= 2006 | volume= 2 | issue= 9 | pages= 494-503; quiz 1 p following 516 | pmid=16932614 | doi=10.1038/ncpneuro0289 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16932614 }} </ref> The gross and histopathological appearance of glioma varies with the tumor grade and type.<ref name="ppp">Pathology of pilocytic astrocytoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Pilocytic_astrocytoma</ref><ref name="fff">Pathology of gliomas. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Oligodendroglioma</ref><ref name="bbb">Pathology of anaplastic astrocytoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php?title=Neuropathology_tumours&redirect=no#Infiltrative_astrocytomas</ref><ref name="ccc">Pathology of glioblastoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Glioblastoma</ref><ref name="vvv">Pathology of ependymoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Ependymoma</ref> | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
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==Differentiating brain tumors from other diseases== | ==Differentiating brain tumors from other diseases== | ||
Glioma must be differentiated from [[primary CNS lymphoma]], [[cerebral metastases]], [[meningioma]], [[brain abscess]], [[cavernous malformation]], [[stroke]], [[acute disseminated encephalomyelitis]], [[cavernous sinus syndrome]], [[intracranial hemorrhage]], [[hamartoma]], [[germinoma]], [[teratoma]], [[Gliosis|piloid gliosis]], and [[progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy]].<ref name=ddd>Differential diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/Glioblastoma</ref><ref name=aaa>DDx of gliomas. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Oligodendroglioma</ref> | Glioma must be differentiated from [[primary CNS lymphoma]], [[cerebral metastases]], [[meningioma]], [[brain abscess]], [[cavernous malformation]], [[stroke]], [[acute disseminated encephalomyelitis]], [[cavernous sinus syndrome]], [[intracranial hemorrhage]], [[gerstmann syndrome]], [[Tuberculosis|spinal tuberculosis]], [[hamartoma]], [[germinoma]], [[teratoma]], [[Gliosis|piloid gliosis]], and [[progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy]].<ref name="ddd">Differential diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/Glioblastoma</ref><ref name="aaa">DDx of gliomas. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Oligodendroglioma</ref> | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
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==Risk factors== | ==Risk factors== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of glioma are occupational factors, environmental factors, genetic factors, and viruses.<ref name=ddd>{{Cite journal|title = Animal viruses, bacteria, and cancer: a brief commentary|url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24592380|journal = Frontiers in Public Health|date = 2014|issn = 2296-2565|pmc = 3923154|pmid = 24592380|pages = 14|volume = 2|doi = 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00014|first = Jimmy T.|last = Efird|first2 = Stephen W.|last2 = Davies|first3 = Wesley T.|last3 = O'Neal|first4 = Ethan J.|last4 = Anderson}}</ref><ref name=aaa>{{cite journal|last=Reuss|first=D|author2=von Deimling, A|title=Hereditary tumor syndromes and gliomas.|journal=Recent results in cancer research. Fortschritte der Krebsforschung. Progres dans les recherches sur le cancer|year=2009|volume=171|pages=83–102|pmid=19322539|doi=10.1007/978-3-540-31206-2_5}}</ref><ref name="pmid16932614">{{cite journal| author=Schwartzbaum JA, Fisher JL, Aldape KD, Wrensch M| title=Epidemiology and molecular pathology of glioma. | journal=Nat Clin Pract Neurol | year= 2006 | volume= 2 | issue= 9 | pages= 494-503; quiz 1 p following 516 | pmid=16932614 | doi=10.1038/ncpneuro0289 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16932614 }} </ref><ref name=bbb>{{Cite journal|title = Exposure to farm crops, livestock, and farm tasks and risk of glioma: the Upper Midwest Health Study|url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19403843/|journal = American Journal of Epidemiology|date = Jun 15, 2009|issn = 1476-6256|pmid = 19403843|pages = 1479-1491|volume = 169|issue = 12|doi = 10.1093/aje/kwp075|first = Avima M.|last = Ruder|first2 = Tania|last2 = Carreón|first3 = Mary Ann|last3 = Butler|first4 = Geoffrey M.|last4 = Calvert|first5 = Karen E.|last5 = Davis-King|first6 = Martha A.|last6 = Waters|first7 = Paul A.|last7 = Schulte|first8 = Jack S.|last8 = Mandel|first9 = Roscoe F.|last9 = Morton}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|title = The epidemiology of glioma in adults: a "state of the science" review|url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24842956|journal = Neuro-Oncology|date = Jul 2014|issn = 1523-5866|pmc = 4057143|pmid = 24842956|pages = 896-913|volume = 16|issue = 7|doi = 10.1093/neuonc/nou087|first = Quinn T.|last = Ostrom|first2 = Luc|last2 = Bauchet|first3 = Faith G.|last3 = Davis|first4 = Isabelle|last4 = Deltour|first5 = James L.|last5 = Fisher|first6 = Chelsea Eastman|last6 = Langer|first7 = Melike|last7 = Pekmezci|first8 = Judith A.|last8 = Schwartzbaum|first9 = Michelle C.|last9 = Turner}} | Common risk factors in the development of glioma are occupational factors, environmental factors, genetic factors, and viruses.<ref name="ddd">{{Cite journal|title = Animal viruses, bacteria, and cancer: a brief commentary|url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24592380|journal = Frontiers in Public Health|date = 2014|issn = 2296-2565|pmc = 3923154|pmid = 24592380|pages = 14|volume = 2|doi = 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00014|first = Jimmy T.|last = Efird|first2 = Stephen W.|last2 = Davies|first3 = Wesley T.|last3 = O'Neal|first4 = Ethan J.|last4 = Anderson}}</ref><ref name="aaa">{{cite journal|last=Reuss|first=D|author2=von Deimling, A|title=Hereditary tumor syndromes and gliomas.|journal=Recent results in cancer research. Fortschritte der Krebsforschung. Progres dans les recherches sur le cancer|year=2009|volume=171|pages=83–102|pmid=19322539|doi=10.1007/978-3-540-31206-2_5}}</ref><ref name="pmid16932614">{{cite journal| author=Schwartzbaum JA, Fisher JL, Aldape KD, Wrensch M| title=Epidemiology and molecular pathology of glioma. | journal=Nat Clin Pract Neurol | year= 2006 | volume= 2 | issue= 9 | pages= 494-503; quiz 1 p following 516 | pmid=16932614 | doi=10.1038/ncpneuro0289 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16932614 }} </ref><ref name="bbb">{{Cite journal|title = Exposure to farm crops, livestock, and farm tasks and risk of glioma: the Upper Midwest Health Study|url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19403843/|journal = American Journal of Epidemiology|date = Jun 15, 2009|issn = 1476-6256|pmid = 19403843|pages = 1479-1491|volume = 169|issue = 12|doi = 10.1093/aje/kwp075|first = Avima M.|last = Ruder|first2 = Tania|last2 = Carreón|first3 = Mary Ann|last3 = Butler|first4 = Geoffrey M.|last4 = Calvert|first5 = Karen E.|last5 = Davis-King|first6 = Martha A.|last6 = Waters|first7 = Paul A.|last7 = Schulte|first8 = Jack S.|last8 = Mandel|first9 = Roscoe F.|last9 = Morton}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|title = The epidemiology of glioma in adults: a "state of the science" review|url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24842956|journal = Neuro-Oncology|date = Jul 2014|issn = 1523-5866|pmc = 4057143|pmid = 24842956|pages = 896-913|volume = 16|issue = 7|doi = 10.1093/neuonc/nou087|first = Quinn T.|last = Ostrom|first2 = Luc|last2 = Bauchet|first3 = Faith G.|last3 = Davis|first4 = Isabelle|last4 = Deltour|first5 = James L.|last5 = Fisher|first6 = Chelsea Eastman|last6 = Langer|first7 = Melike|last7 = Pekmezci|first8 = Judith A.|last8 = Schwartzbaum|first9 = Michelle C.|last9 = Turner}}</ref> | ||
==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for glioma. | There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for glioma.<ref>Early detection, diagnosis, and staging of glioma. American cancer society. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/braincnstumorsinadults/detailedguide/brain-and-spinal-cord-tumors-in-adults-detection</ref> | ||
==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | ==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | ||
Common complications of glioma include [[brain herniation]], [[coma]], [[metastasis]], and recurrence. The prognosis | Common complications of glioma include [[brain herniation]], [[coma]], [[metastasis]], and recurrence. The prognosis of glioma varies with the grade of tumor. The 1-year and 2-year survival rate of patients with [[malignant|malignant glioma]] is approximately 50% and 25%, respectively.<ref name="eee">Prognostic factors of glioma. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/patient/adult-brain-treatment-pdq</ref> | ||
==Staging== | ==Staging== | ||
There is no established system for the staging of glioma.<ref name=eee>Signs and symptoms of glioma. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/patient/adult-brain-treatment-pdq</ref> | There is no established system for the staging of glioma.<ref name="eee">Signs and symptoms of glioma. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/patient/adult-brain-treatment-pdq</ref> | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
Common symptoms of glioma include [[Headache|morning headaches]], [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]], [[seizures]], [[drowsiness]], [[Aphasia|changes in speech]], [[Dysphagia|difficulty in swallowing]], vision changes, abnormal eye movements, [[Personality changes|changes in personality]], [[memory loss]], [[Ataxia|loss of balance]], [[Gait|difficulty in walking]], [[Weakness|weakness in extremities]], [[Numbness|numbness in extremities]], [[Pain|pain in extremities]], and [[loss of appetite]].<ref name=ddd>Signs and symptoms of glioma. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/patient/adult-brain-treatment-pdq</ref> | Common symptoms of glioma include [[Headache|morning headaches]], [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]], [[seizures]], [[drowsiness]], [[Aphasia|changes in speech]], [[Dysphagia|difficulty in swallowing]], vision changes, abnormal eye movements, [[Personality changes|changes in personality]], [[memory loss]], [[Ataxia|loss of balance]], [[Gait|difficulty in walking]], [[Weakness|weakness in extremities]], [[Numbness|numbness in extremities]], [[Pain|pain in extremities]], and [[loss of appetite]].<ref name="ddd">Signs and symptoms of glioma. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/patient/adult-brain-treatment-pdq</ref> | ||
==Physical examination== | ==Physical examination== | ||
Common physical examination findings of glioma include [[aphasia]], [[vision loss]], [[strabismus]], [[memory loss]], [[sensory loss]], [[paresis]], [[Gait|abnormal gait]], [[ataxia]], [[papilledema]], and focal neurological deficits.<ref name=ddd>Signs and symptoms of glioma. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/patient/adult-brain-treatment-pdq</ref> | Common physical examination findings of glioma include [[aphasia]], [[vision loss]], [[strabismus]], [[memory loss]], [[sensory loss]], [[paresis]], [[Gait|abnormal gait]], [[ataxia]], [[papilledema]], and focal neurological deficits.<ref name="ddd">Signs and symptoms of glioma. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/patient/adult-brain-treatment-pdq</ref> | ||
==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
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==CT== | ==CT== | ||
Head CT scan may be diagnostic of glioma. The CT scan findings of glioma vary with the tumor grade and type.<ref name= | Head CT scan may be diagnostic of glioma. The CT scan findings of glioma vary with the tumor grade and type.<ref name="ddd">Radiological findings of glioblastoma. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma</ref><ref name="fff">Radiological findings of ependymoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ependymoma</ref><ref name="aaa">Radiological findings of pilocytic astrocytoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pilocytic-astrocytoma</ref><ref name="bbb">Radiological findings of low grade infiltrative astrocytoma. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/low-grade-infiltrative-astrocytoma</ref><ref name="eee">Radiological findings of oligodendroglioma. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/oligodendroglioma</ref><ref name="ccc">Radiological findings of anaplastic astrocytoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/anaplastic-astrocytoma</ref> | ||
==MRI== | ==MRI== | ||
[[Brain]] MRI may be diagnostic of glioma. The MRI findings of glioma vary with the tumor grade and type.<ref name= | [[Brain]] MRI may be diagnostic of glioma. The MRI findings of glioma vary with the tumor grade and type.<ref name="ddd">Radiological findings of glioblastoma. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma</ref><ref name="fff">Radiological findings of ependymoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ependymoma</ref><ref name="aaa">Radiological findings of pilocytic astrocytoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pilocytic-astrocytoma</ref><ref name="bbb">Radiological findings of low grade infiltrative astrocytoma. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/low-grade-infiltrative-astrocytoma</ref><ref name="eee">Radiological findings of oligodendroglioma. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/oligodendroglioma</ref><ref name="ccc">Radiological findings of anaplastic astrocytoma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/anaplastic-astrocytoma</ref> | ||
==Ultrasound== | ==Ultrasound== | ||
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Other imaging studies for high-grade gliomas include [[PET scan]], which demonstrates accumulation of [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (increased [[glucose metabolism]]).<ref name=ddd>Radiographic features of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma</ref> | Other imaging studies for high-grade gliomas include [[PET scan]], which demonstrates accumulation of [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (increased [[glucose metabolism]]).<ref name="ddd">Radiographic features of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma</ref> | ||
==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ||
Other diagnostic studies for glioma include [[biopsy]], which demonstrates astrocytes with or without [[atypia]] and [[mitoses]], depending on the type of glioma.<ref name=ddd>Pathology of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma</ref> | Other diagnostic studies for glioma include [[biopsy]], which demonstrates astrocytes with or without [[atypia]] and [[mitoses]], depending on the type of glioma.<ref name="ddd">Pathology of glioblastoma multiforme. Dr Dylan Kurda and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glioblastoma</ref> | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
Treatment for glioma depends on the location and grade. The predominant therapy for glioma is [[surgical resection]]. Adjunctive [[chemotherapy]] and [[radiation]] may be required.<ref name=ddd>Treatment of glioma. SurgWiki.com. http://www.surgwiki.com/wiki/Intracranial_tumours,_infection_and_aneurysms#Astrocytoma</ref> | Treatment for glioma depends on the location and grade. The predominant therapy for glioma is [[surgical resection]]. Adjunctive [[chemotherapy]] and [[radiation]] may be required.<ref name="ddd">Treatment of glioma. SurgWiki.com. http://www.surgwiki.com/wiki/Intracranial_tumours,_infection_and_aneurysms#Astrocytoma</ref> | ||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glioma.<ref name=ddd>Manangement of glioma. http://www.surgwiki.com/wiki/Intracranial_tumours,_infection_and_aneurysms#MANAGEMENT</ref> | Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glioma.<ref name="ddd">Manangement of glioma. http://www.surgwiki.com/wiki/Intracranial_tumours,_infection_and_aneurysms#MANAGEMENT</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Swathi Venkatesan, M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
A glioma is a type of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumor that arises from glial cells. The most common site of involvement of gliomas is the brain, but gliomas can also affect the spinal cord or any other part of the CNS, such as the optic nerve.[1] Gliomas were reported as early as the 1850s. Retinal gliomas were most commonly reported because they were easier to detect and sample in the absence of advanced imaging and surgical techniques. Glioma may be classified into several subtypes based on the type of cell, grade, and location.[2] The pathogenesis of cerebral glioma involves invasion of the tumor cells into the adjacent normal brain tissue. The gross and histopathological appearance of glioma varies with the tumor grade and type.[3][4][5][6][7] Glioma must be differentiated from primary CNS lymphoma, cerebral metastases, meningioma, brain abscess, cavernous malformation, stroke, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, cavernous sinus syndrome, intracranial hemorrhage, gerstmann syndrome, spinal tuberculosis, hamartoma, germinoma, teratoma, piloid gliosis, and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.[3][2] The incidence of glioma is estimated to be 4.9 cases per 100,000 individuals in the US.[8] Patients of all age groups may develop glioma. Males are more commonly affected with glioma than females. It usually affects individuals of the caucasian race. African american, latin american, and asian individuals are less likely to develop glioma. Common risk factors in the development of glioma are occupational factors, environmental factors, genetic factors, and viruses.[2][3][8][5][9] Common complications of glioma include brain herniation, coma, metastasis, and recurrence. The prognosis of glioma varies with the grade of tumor. The 1-year and 2-year survival rate of patients with malignant glioma is approximately 50% and 25%, respectively.[10] Common symptoms of glioma include morning headaches, nausea and vomiting, seizures, drowsiness, changes in speech, difficulty in swallowing, vision changes, abnormal eye movements, changes in personality, memory loss, loss of balance, difficulty in walking, weakness in extremities, numbness in extremities, pain in extremities, and loss of appetite.[2] The CT scan and MRI findings of glioma vary with the tumor grade and type.[2][4][3][5][10][6] The predominant therapy for glioma is surgical resection. Adjunctive chemotherapy and radiation may be required.[2]
Historical Perspective
- Gliomas were reported as early as the 1850s.
- The first recorded reports of gliomas were given in British scientific reports, by Berns in 1800 and in 1804 by Abernety
- With the first comprehensive histomorphological description being given in 1865 by Rudolf Virchow.
- In 1926 Percival Bailey and Harvey Cushing gave the base for the modern classification of gliomas.
- Between 1934 and 1941 the most prolific researcher in glioma research was Hans-Joachim Scherer, who postulated some of the clinico-morphological aspects of Glioblastoma multiforme.
- Retinal gliomas were most commonly reported because they were easier to detect and sample in the absence of advanced imaging and surgical techniques.
Classification
- The classification and grading of gliomas have evolved over time, beginning in 1926 with a system devised by Bailey and Cushing and later revised by Kernohan, Ringertz, and others.
- As of the 2016 edition of the WHO classification, gliomas are classified based not only on histopathologic appearance but also on well-established molecular parameters
- Glioma may be classified into several subtypes based on the type of cell (ependymoma, astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, and mixed gliomas), grade (low-grade and high-grade gliomas), and location (infratentorial and supratentorial).[2]
- Astrocytomas are glial cell tumors
- Develop from connective tissue cells called astrocytes.
- The most common primary intra-axial brain tumor, accounting for nearly half of all primary brain tumors.
- They are most often found in the cerebrum (the large, outer part of the brain), but also in the cerebellum (located at the base of the brain).
- Astrocytomas can develop in adults or in children.
- Pilocytic astrocytomas are low-grade cerebellum gliomas commonly found in children. In adults, astrocytomas are more common in the cerebrum.
- High-grade astrocytomas, called glioblastoma multiforme, are the most malignant of all brain tumors.
- Brain stem gliomas
- Also called diffuse infiltrating brainstem gliomas, or DIPGs, are rare tumors found in the brain stem.
- Cannot be surgically removed because of their remote location, where they intertwine with normal brain tissue and affect the delicate and complex functions this area controls.
- These tumors occur most often in school-age children
- Responsible for the greatest number of childhood deaths from primary brain tumors.
Pathophysiology
The pathogenesis of cerebral glioma involves invasion of the tumor cells into the adjacent normal brain tissue. Although in certain areas the margin of the tumor may seem to be macroscopically well defined from the brain, there are always microscopic nests of tumor cells extending well out into the brain.[3] Genes involved in the pathogenesis of glioma include ERCC1, ERCC2, XRCC1, MGMT, IDH1, IDH2, p53, EGFR, TSC1, TSC2, RB1, APC, hMLH1, hMSH2, PMS2, PTEN, NF1, and NF2.[2][8] The gross and histopathological appearance of glioma varies with the tumor grade and type.[11][4][5][6][7]
Causes
There are no established causes for glioma.
Differentiating brain tumors from other diseases
Glioma must be differentiated from primary CNS lymphoma, cerebral metastases, meningioma, brain abscess, cavernous malformation, stroke, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, cavernous sinus syndrome, intracranial hemorrhage, gerstmann syndrome, spinal tuberculosis, hamartoma, germinoma, teratoma, piloid gliosis, and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.[2][3]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Glioma is the most common primary intracranial tumor. The incidence of glioma is estimated to be 4.9 cases per 100,000 individuals in the US.[8] Patients of all age groups may develop glioma. Males are more commonly affected with glioma than females. It usually affects individuals of the caucasian race. African american, latin american, and asian individuals are less likely to develop glioma.
Risk factors
Common risk factors in the development of glioma are occupational factors, environmental factors, genetic factors, and viruses.[2][3][8][5][9]
Screening
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for glioma.[12]
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Common complications of glioma include brain herniation, coma, metastasis, and recurrence. The prognosis of glioma varies with the grade of tumor. The 1-year and 2-year survival rate of patients with malignant glioma is approximately 50% and 25%, respectively.[10]
Staging
There is no established system for the staging of glioma.[10]
History and Symptoms
Common symptoms of glioma include morning headaches, nausea and vomiting, seizures, drowsiness, changes in speech, difficulty in swallowing, vision changes, abnormal eye movements, changes in personality, memory loss, loss of balance, difficulty in walking, weakness in extremities, numbness in extremities, pain in extremities, and loss of appetite.[2]
Physical examination
Common physical examination findings of glioma include aphasia, vision loss, strabismus, memory loss, sensory loss, paresis, abnormal gait, ataxia, papilledema, and focal neurological deficits.[2]
Laboratory Findings
There are no diagnostic lab findings associated with glioma.
X Ray
There are no x-ray findings associated with glioma.
CT
Head CT scan may be diagnostic of glioma. The CT scan findings of glioma vary with the tumor grade and type.[2][4][3][5][10][6]
MRI
Brain MRI may be diagnostic of glioma. The MRI findings of glioma vary with the tumor grade and type.[2][4][3][5][10][6]
Ultrasound
There are no ultrasound findings associated with glioma.
Other Imaging Findings
Other imaging studies for high-grade gliomas include PET scan, which demonstrates accumulation of [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (increased glucose metabolism).[2]
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other diagnostic studies for glioma include biopsy, which demonstrates astrocytes with or without atypia and mitoses, depending on the type of glioma.[2]
Medical Therapy
Treatment for glioma depends on the location and grade. The predominant therapy for glioma is surgical resection. Adjunctive chemotherapy and radiation may be required.[2]
Surgery
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glioma.[2]
References
- ↑ Mamelak A.N., and Jacoby, D.B. Targeted delivery of antitumoral therapy to glioma and other malignancies with synthetic chlorotoxin (TM-601) Expert Opin. Drug Drliv. (2007) 4(2):175-186.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Classification of glioma. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glioma
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Pathology of pilocytic astrocytoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Pilocytic_astrocytoma
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Pathology of gliomas. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Oligodendroglioma
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Pathology of anaplastic astrocytoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php?title=Neuropathology_tumours&redirect=no#Infiltrative_astrocytomas
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Pathology of glioblastoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Glioblastoma
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pathology of ependymoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Ependymoma
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Schwartzbaum JA, Fisher JL, Aldape KD, Wrensch M (2006). "Epidemiology and molecular pathology of glioma". Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2 (9): 494–503, quiz 1 p following 516. doi:10.1038/ncpneuro0289. PMID 16932614.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ostrom, Quinn T.; Bauchet, Luc; Davis, Faith G.; Deltour, Isabelle; Fisher, James L.; Langer, Chelsea Eastman; Pekmezci, Melike; Schwartzbaum, Judith A.; Turner, Michelle C. (Jul 2014). "The epidemiology of glioma in adults: a "state of the science" review". Neuro-Oncology. 16 (7): 896–913. doi:10.1093/neuonc/nou087. ISSN 1523-5866. PMC 4057143. PMID 24842956.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Prognostic factors of glioma. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/patient/adult-brain-treatment-pdq
- ↑ Pathology of pilocytic astrocytoma. Libre Pathology. http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Pilocytic_astrocytoma
- ↑ Early detection, diagnosis, and staging of glioma. American cancer society. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/braincnstumorsinadults/detailedguide/brain-and-spinal-cord-tumors-in-adults-detection