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Neuron-specific enolase is produced by neuroendocrine tumours
(The Lancet, 2016)
Multiple epidural haematomas after meningioma surgery
(INFORMA HEALTHCARE, 2011)
Intracranial meningioma removal carries a higher risk of post-operative haemorrhage compared with other intracranial neoplasm surgeries. We report a patient who developed three intracranial haematomas following a frontal ...
Exploring Boron Neutron Capture Therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
(Istituti Editoriali e Poligrafici Internazionali, 2014-12)
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is a radiotherapy that combines biological targeting and high LET radiation. It consists in the enrichment of tumour with 10B and in the successive irradiation of the target with low ...
Prognostic factors and survival according to tumour subtype in women presenting with breast cancer brain metastases at initial diagnosis
(Elsevier, 2017-03)
Background The presence of brain metastases at the time of initial breast cancer diagnosis (BMIBCD) is uncommon. Hence, the prognostic assessment and management of these patients is very challenging. The aim of this study ...
Proliferation rate of intracranial meningiomas as defined by the monoclonal antibody MIB-1 - Correlation with peritumoural oedema and other clinicoradiological and histological characteristics
(Springer, 2003-07-01)
Paraffin-embedded surgical specimens from 55 meningiomas were immunostained after microwave processing using the streptavidin/peroxidase method and the monoclonal antibody (moAb) MIB-1 to the Ki-67 antigen. the authors ...
Comparative metabolic profiling of paediatric ependymoma, medulloblastoma and pilocytic astrocytoma
(Spandidos Publ LtdAthensGrécia, 2010)
Lipids, Mitochondria and Cell Death: Implications in Neuro-oncology
(HUMANA PRESS INC, 2010)
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are known to inhibit cell proliferation of many tumour types both in vitro and in vivo. Their capacity to interfere with cell proliferation has been linked to their induction of reactive ...
The association of statins plus LDL receptor-targeted liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin increases in vitro drug delivery across blood-brain barrier cells
Background and PurposeThe passage of drugs across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) limits the efficacy of chemotherapy in brain tumours. For instance, the anticancer drug doxorubicin, which is effective against glioblastoma ...
Correlation of transforming growth factor-β1 and tumour necrosis factor levels with left ventricular function in Chagas disease
(Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2018)