The intersect of neurosurgery with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • An invited article highlighting diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Journal of Neurosurgery, a journal known to define surgical nuance and enterprise, is paradoxical since DIPG has long been relegated to surgical abandonment. More recently, however, the neurosurgeon is emerging as a critical stakeholder given our role in tissue sampling, collaborative scientific research, and therapeutic drug delivery. The foundation for this revival lies in an expanding reliance on tissue accession for understanding tumor biology, available funding to fuel research, and strides with interventional drug delivery.

publication date

  • December 1, 2019

Research

keywords

  • Brain Stem Neoplasms
  • Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85076045913

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.3171/2019.5.PEDS18376

PubMed ID

  • 31786541

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 24

issue

  • 6