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Pontine, having to do with the pons (part of the central nervous system, located at the base of the brain, between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain). Cancer is a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. There are several main types of cancer. Carcinoma is a cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs. Sarcoma is a cancer that begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue. Leukemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the blood. Lymphoma and multiple myeloma are cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system. Central nervous system cancers are cancers that begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord. Also called malignancy.
Preview- You can recognize, here are some facts of this type of Cancer Approximately 150 to 200 children are diagnosed each year Over 90% die within 18 months, 97% within three years Typical survival time is 9 to 12 months About 10 out of every 100 brain tumors is diagnosed as a Diffuse Pontine Glioma Usually it is. Glioma is a cancer of the brain that begins in glial cells (cells that surround and support nerve cells). Diffuse, widely spread; not localized or confined.
- You can recognize, the research breakthrough came after scientists used donated tumors to re-create the cancer, called diffuse pontine glioma, in mice. That animal model will allow doctors to study how the living cancer cells behave and, eventually, to test drug therapies. Animal model is an animal with a disease either the same as or like a disease in humans. Animal models are used to study the development and progression of diseases and to test new treatments before they are given to humans. Animals with transplanted human cancers or other tissues are called xenograft models.
- Finally, one can conclude that, little Ani was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood brain cancer pontine brain stem glioma. Brain stem glioma is a tumor located in the part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord (the brain stem). It may grow rapidly or slowly, depending on the grade of the tumor. Brain stem is the part of the brain that is connected to the spinal cord.
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