Malignant Glioma Physiology: Cellular Response to Hypoxia and Its Role in Tumor Progression
Authors: Daniel J. Brat, Timothy B. Mapstone
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2003)

Reviews15 April 2003Malignant Glioma Physiology: Cellular Response to Hypoxia and Its Role in Tumor ProgressionDaniel J. Brat, MD, PhD and Timothy B. Mapstone, MDDaniel J. Brat, MD, PhDFrom Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. and Timothy B. Mapstone, MDFrom Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-138-8-200304150-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Clinical PrinciplesMalignant gliomas occur primarily in patients 40 to 70 years of age.Clinical presentation depends on tumor location and can include headache, seizures, or mental status changes.Age, functional status at presentation, and seizures are important predictors of outcome.Therapeutic options include aggressive surgery, but since resection alone is not often curative, adjunctive therapy is warranted.Patients with glioblastoma multiforme have a median survival of 50 weeks.Pathophysiologic PrinciplesMicrovascular proliferation in glioblastoma multiforme is a form of angiogenesis associated with neoplastic progression.Vascular proliferation is often noted in hypoxic regions associated with necrosis and is due at least in part to hypoxia-inducible factormediated expression of ...References1. 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