Treatment of progressive brain stem glioma with bevacizumab: radiological, metabolic and histopathological aspects

MeSH terms

• Adult
• Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use*
• Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
• Astrocytoma / metabolism
• Astrocytoma / pathology
• Astrocytoma / therapy*
• Bevacizumab
• Biopsy
• Brain Stem Neoplasms / metabolism
• Brain Stem Neoplasms / pathology
• Brain Stem Neoplasms / therapy*
• Combined Modality Therapy
• DNA Modification Methylases / metabolism
• DNA Repair Enzymes / metabolism
• Dizziness / etiology
• Female
• Gait Disorders, Neurologic / etiology
• Glioma / metabolism
• Glioma / pathology
• Glioma / therapy*
• Humans
• Immunohistochemistry
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Molecular Biology
• Nausea / etiology
• Neurosurgical Procedures
• Positron-Emission Tomography
• Stereotaxic Techniques
• Tumor Suppressor Proteins / metabolism
• Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / metabolism