Correlation of Edema/Tumor Index With Histopathological Outcomes According to the WHO Classification of Cranial Tumors
This study found no significant correlation between the ETI and the histopathological grade of brain tumors according to the 2021 WHO classification. While malignant tumors were associated with larger volumes of both tumor and peritumoral edema, the ETI did not prove to be a reliable predictor of tumor malignancy. Therefore, the ETI should not be used as a standalone metric for determining tumor aggressiveness or guiding clinical decision-making. Further studies with larger cohorts are required to better understand the potential prognostic value of the ETI in brain tumors.
Authors
- Oswaldo Alan Chávez-Martínez
- Alberto González-Aguilar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8916-6258)
- Manuel de Jesus Encarnacion Ramirez
- Ulises García-González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6661-5409)
- Daniel Alejandro Vega-Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-3948)
- Gervith Reyes Soto
- Vladimir N. Nikolenko
- Andreina Rosario Rosario (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7611-6539)
- Carlos Catillo-Rangel
- Renat Nurmukhametov
- Alfonso Arellano-Mata
- Mario Antonio Furcal Aybar
Institutions
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RU)
- Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (DO)
- Sechenov University (RU)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (MX)
- National Cancer Institute (UA)
- Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (MX)
- Universidad Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Exactas (DO)
- Pemex (Mexico) (MX)
- Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.72942
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.44