Terri S. Armstrong

PhD, FAAN, FAANP, ANP-BC

Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

About

Deputy Chief, Senior Investigator

Center for Cancer Research National Cancer Institute

Dr. Armstrong, being a trained clinician and scientist, strives to understand the natural history of brain tumors to better predict the clinical trajectory of patients, especially those participating in clinical trials

Expertise

Clinical Research, Neuro-oncology

scientific

Projects

Data

Specimen

Ongoing

The Role of Genetic Factors in Ependymoma Susceptibility…

Brain tumors are rare and when combined with other nervous system tumors account for ~ 2% of all cancers; however, they are the second most common type of pediatric cancer and the leading cause of childhood cancer-related mortality. The etiology and molecular features of most pediatric brain tumors

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Ependymoma

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Maral Adel Fahmideh

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX, USA

research

Interests

Medulloblastoma…

Medulloblastomas comprises the vast majority of pediatric embryonal tumors and by definition arise in the posterior fossa, where they constitute approximately 40% of all posterior fossa tumors. Other forms of embryonal tumors each make up 2% or less of all childhood brain tumors.The clinical feature