Response Assessment in Treated Brain Tumors: The Fundamentals

Approximately 75,000 cancers of the brain and central nervous system are newly diagnosed each year in the US.1 Gliomas are the most common type of primary brain tumor and these primary brain malignancies are classified by the World Health Organization into 4 different types (I-IV) depending on the grade or severity of these lesions.2 Glioblastoma (GBM), a grade IV malignancy, is the most common primary malignant brain tumor and represents up to 16% of all primary central nervous system neoplasms.

Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - November 20, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Mohamad Bazerbashi, Diana Gomez-Hassan Source Type: research