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- Title
Intratumoral calcification seems like the tree rings for tumours such as oligodendroglioma.
- Authors
Dong, Fei; Li, Qian
- Abstract
Intratumoral calcification is a common feature of oligodendroglioma, a type of brain tumor. However, the relationship between calcification and prognosis is not well understood. A recent study examined 305 cases of oligodendroglioma and found that tumors with calcification tended to be larger, have higher grades, and exhibit other unfavorable characteristics. The study concluded that intratumoral calcification is an independent negative prognostic risk factor for oligodendroglioma patients. This finding challenges the conventional belief that calcification is a favorable characteristic in tumors and suggests that calcification may have prognostic value in other types of tumors as well. Further research is needed to understand the molecular mechanisms of calcification formation and to validate these findings in larger samples.
- Subjects
TREE-rings; CALCIFICATION; TUMORS
- Publication
European Radiology, 2024, Vol 34, Issue 6, p3671
- ISSN
0938-7994
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00330-023-10508-3