Recent research suggest that brain tumors contain a relatively small fraction of cells, termed brain tumor stem cel(lBTSC), that have the ability to self-renew, proliferate, and differentiate.

• 近来的研究显示,脑肿瘤中存在少量具有自我更新,增殖和分化潜能的“脑肿瘤干细胞(BTSC)”。