Brain tumor epidemiology, growth, and invasion.
This article focuses on the most common primary intracranial neoplasms and the biologic descriptions of their growth and invasion. The proliferative aspects of the different primary brain tumors are discussed, along with recently discovered genetic changes. Because local invasion of primary brain tumors is a key pathologic feature of these tumors, the mechanisms known to influence cell movement are discussed.
Berens
M E
ME
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco.
Rutka
J T
JT
Rosenblum
M L
ML
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009857:Oncogenes