News tagged with benign tumors

Research adds to evidence that autism is a brain 'connectivity' disorder

Studying a rare disorder known as tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), researchers at Children's Hospital Boston add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that autism spectrum disorders, which affect 25 to 50 percent of TSC ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 10, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Notch'ing up a role in the multisystem disease tuberous sclerosis complex

Two independent teams of researchers have identified a role for enhanced activation of the signaling protein Notch in tumors characterized by inactivation of either the TSC1 or the TSC2 protein. As indicated by Warren Pear, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mice with skin condition help scientists understand tumor growth

Cancerous tumors sometimes form at the site of chronic wounds or injury, but the reason why is not entirely clear. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have engineered mice with a persistent ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Vast majority' of acoustic tumor patients benefit from surgery

Surgery to remove tumors under the brain known as acoustic neuromas produces favorable outcomes in the "vast majority" of patients, according to one of the largest studies of its kind.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neuroblastoma researcher reviews progress versus challenging childhood cancer

Pediatric oncologist John M. Maris, M.D., describes the current state of the science in combating neuroblastoma, the most common solid cancer of early childhood. In his article in the June 10, 2010 New England Journal of ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Multiple lipomas within jejunal duplication cyst

A research team from China reported a case of 68-year-old man complaining of abdominal bloating for 10 d due to multiple lipomas arising from jejunal duplication cysts. This case highlights intestinal lipoma as an uncommon ...

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created May 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diffusion tensor imaging increases ability to remove benign tumors in children

A new study published this week in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics finds that operative plans for removing Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma, or JPA, tumors in the thalamus of the brain can be augmented with Diffusion Tensor ...

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Liver cell adenoma or hepatocellular carcinoma?

Liver cell adenoma (LCA) is a benign tumor of the liver parenchyma that is associated with the use of oral contraceptives or with glycogen-storage disease. A group in Japan reported a case of LCA found in a 40-year-old woman ...

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created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0