D Orešković, A Madero Pohlen, I Cvitković, J F Alen, M Raguž, A Álvarez-Sala de la Cuadra, G J Bazarra Castro, Z Bušić, I Konstantinović, V Ledenko, C Martínez Macho, D Müller, M Žarak, N Jovanov-Milosevic, D Chudy, T Marinović
Meningiomas are among the most common primary tumors of the central nervous system. Previous research into the meningioma histological appearance, genetic markers, transcriptome and epigenetic landscape has revealed that benign meningiomas significantly differ in their glucose metabolism compared to aggressive lesions. However, a correlation between the systemic glucose metabolism and the metabolism of the tumor hasn't yet been found. We hypothesized that chronic levels of glycaemia (approximated with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)) are different in patients with aggressive and benign meningiomas...
April 17, 2024: BMC Cancer