The Evidence for Neurosurgery by Ghogawala Zoher;Krishnaney Ajit A.;Steinmetz Michael P.;Batjer H;Benzel Edward;

Author:Ghogawala, Zoher;Krishnaney, Ajit A.;Steinmetz, Michael P.;Batjer, H;Benzel, Edward;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Evidence for Neurosurgery
ISBN: 3410374
Publisher: TFM Publishing Ltd
Published: 2013-07-07T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 1. Preoperative contrast-enhanced a) axial and b) coronal T1-weighted images, and c) axial FLAIR images, demonstrating a non-enhancing tumor in the left temporal lobe of a 66-year-old woman, which was incidentally discovered during work-up for symptoms of positional vertigo. A gross total resection of the tumor was performed, with a pathologic diagnosis of grade II astrocytoma.

Six reasons are generally advanced in favor of more extensive surgery for low-grade gliomas:

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To decrease mass effect and improve neurologic function.

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