Prevalence of a Localized or Diffuse Pruritus in a Population With One or Several, Primitive or Secondary, Brain Tumor(s)

University Hospital, Brest200 enrolled

Overview

The association between the presence of pruritus, especially centrofacial, and the presence of a brain tumor is a widespread notion in the medical community but based on a single publication by Andreev et al. in the British Journal of Dermatology published in 1975. No other study has studied this association with a rigorous methodology. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of pruritus in patients with one or more primary or secondary brain tumor(s), benign(s) or malignant(s).

* Monocentric prospective observational study * On the inclusion period * Patients who are seen in radiotherapy consultation and / or department of neurosurgery * Complying with the inclusion criteria, not falling within the exclusion criteria * Re-reading of cerebral MRI (cMRI) with precision on the location(s) of the brain tumor(s) according to a predefined anatomic descriptive diagram * Complete the questionnaire by a dermatologist (characteristics of pruritus, brain lesion(s), characteristics of the population)

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Pruritus Brain Tumor

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

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Inclusion criteria: * Age \> 18 years * Diagnosis of benign or malignant brain tumor, primary or secondary. * Accepted non-opposition * Realization of a cerebral MRI (cMRI) Exclusion criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Absence of cerebral imaging of the cMRI type * Absence of non opposition * Realization of a treatment modifying the brain structure (radiotherapy / surgery)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Presence of itching for more than 1 week in a patient with one or more brain tumor(s), primary or secondary, benign(s) or malignant(s).

Time frame: 1 year