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A Unified Methodological Framework for Vestibular Schwannoma Research
Published on: June 20, 2017
Tumour stem cells in schwannoma: A review
Samuel W Cutfield1, Agadha C Wickremesekera1, Theo Mantamadiotis2
1Gillies McIndoe Research Institute, Wellington, New Zealand; Department of Neurosurgery, Wellington Regional Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand.
Abstract:
Schwannoma is a peripheral nerve tumour, accounting for 5% of benign soft tissue tumours, with vestibular schwannoma comprising 6% of all intracranial tumours. The tumour stem cell concept is rapidly gaining traction underscoring the understanding of tumourigenesis. It proposes a small subpopulation of primitive cells as the origin of the tumour and these cells account for treatment resistance, local recurrence and distant metastasis in malignant tumours. This review outlines the stem cell markers used to identify and characterise stem cells and progenitor cells in tumours and examines current evidence of the presence of tumour stem cells in schwannoma.
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