Margot A Lazow, Christine Fuller, Mariko DeWire, Adam Lane, Pratiti Bandopadhayay, Ute Bartels, Eric Bouffet, Sylvia Cheng, Kenneth J Cohen, Tabitha M Cooney, Scott L Coven, Hetal Dholaria, Blanca Diez, Kathleen Dorris, Moatasem El-Ayadi, Ayman El-Sheikh, Paul G Fisher, Adriana Fonseca, Mercedes Garcia Lombardi, Robert J Greiner, Stewart Goldman, Nicholas Gottardo, Sridharan Gururangan, Jordan R Hansford, Tim Hassall, Cynthia Hawkins, Lindsay Kilburn, Carl Koschmann, Sarah E Leary, Jie Ma, Jane E Minturn, Michelle Monje-Deisseroth, Roger Packer, Yvan Samson, Eric S Sandler, Gustavo Sevlever, Christopher L Tinkle, Karen Tsui, Lars M Wagner, Mohamed Zaghloul, David S Ziegler, Brooklyn Chaney, Katie Black, Anthony Asher, Rachid Drissi, Maryam Fouladi, Blaise V Jones, James L Leach
BACKGROUND: Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) remains a clinico-radiologic diagnosis without routine tissue acquisition. Reliable imaging distinction between DIPG and other pontine tumors with potentially more favorable prognoses and treatment considerations is essential. METHODS: Cases submitted to the International DIPG registry (IDIPGR) with histopathologic and/or radiologic data were analyzed. Central imaging review was performed on diagnostic brain MRIs (if available) by two neuro-radiologists...
May 4, 2022: Neuro-oncology