Texas Children's Hospital
Dr. Adesina's primary interest is in the clinical and molecular genetics of pediatric brain tumors with special interest in medulloblastoma. He is involved in ongoing collaborative studies with the pediatric brain tumor group of the Hematology/Oncology division. He is also a collaborator with others on the genomic profiling of embryonal pediatric tumors and the role of FoxG1 in determining susceptibility to these embryonal tumors.TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction and Overview of Brain Tumors
Adekunle M. Adesina
Section I: Glial Tumors
Christine E. Fuller
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Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma
Christine E. Fuller
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Infiltrative Astrocytomas (Diffuse Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma)
Christine E. Fuller
5Hope T. Richard, Christine E. Fuller
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Ependymal Tumors
Christine E. Fuller
Section II: Embryonal Neuroepithelial Tumors
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Central Nervous System Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNETs) and Medulloepithelioma
Adekunle M. Adesina, Jill V. Hunter, Lucy Rorke-Adams
8Adekunle M. Adesina, Jill V. Hunter
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Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
Adekunle M. Adesina, Jill V. Hunter, Lucy Rorke-Adams
Section III: Tumors of the Meninges
10Christine E. Fuller
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Hemangiopericytoma and Other Mesenchymal Tumors
Christine E. Fuller
12Christine E. Fuller
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Section IV: Tumors of Cranial and Spinal Nerves
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Schwannoma
Tarik Tihan
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Neurofibroma
Tarik Tihan
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Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
Yazgi Koy, Tarik Tihan
Section V: Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors
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Desmoplastic Infantile Astrocytoma and Ganglioglioma
Adekunle M. Adesina
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Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor
Adekunle M. Adesina, Ronald Rauch
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Gangliocytoma and Ganglioglioma
Carrie A. Mohila, Ronald Rauch, Adekunle M. Adesina
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Central Neurocytoma and Extraventricular Neurocytoma
Carrie A. Mohila, Ronald Rauch, Adekunle M. Adesina
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Papillary Glioneuronal Tumor
Marie Rivera-Zengotita, Anna Illner, Adekunle M. Adesina
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Rosette-Forming Glioneuronal Tumor of the Fourth Ventricle
Marie Rivera-Zengotita, Adekunle M. Adesina
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Malignant Epithelioid Glioneuronal Tumor
Marie Rivera-Zengotita, Ronald Rauch, Adekunle M. Adesina
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Paraganglioma
Andreana L. Rivera, Adekunle M. Adesina
Section VI: Neurocutaneous Syndromes
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Neurofibromatosis 1
Tarik Tihan
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Neurofibromatosis 2
Tarik Tihan
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Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Tarik Tihan, Adekunle M. Adesina
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Tarik Tihan, Adekunle M. Adesina
29 Lhermitte-Duclos Disease and Cowden Disease
Hidehiro Takei, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Adekunle M. Adesina
Section VII: Tumors in the Region of the Pituitary Fossa
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Pituitary Adenomas
Yazgi Koy, Tarik Tihan
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Rare Pituitary Tumors Other Than Adenomas
Yazgi Koy, Tarik Tihan
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Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma
Tarik Tihan
Section VIII: Choroid Plexus Neoplasms
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Choroid Plexus Neoplasms
Christine E. Fuller
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Pineal Parenchymal Tumors
Tarik Tihan
Section X: Germ Cell Tumors
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Germ Cell Tumors
Tarik Tihan
Section XI: Paraneoplastic Disorders
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Paraneoplastic Disorders of the Central Nervous System
Christine E. Fuller
Section XII: Tumours of the Hematopoietic System
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Malignant Lymphomas
Adekunle M. Adesina
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Histiocytic Tumors
Abir Mukherjee
Adekunle M. Adesina
Section XIII: Interesting or Challenging Cases and Exercises in Pattern Recognition
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Case Studies
Adekunle M. Adesina, Christine E. Fuller, Lucy Rorke-Adams