The management of patients with intracerebral glioma is focused upon the selection of
treatment modalities that prolong survival while minimizing the risk of complications and …

Background. The goal of treating patients with malignant gliomas by intracranial surgery has
been to remove as much tumor as possible without causing new neurologic deficits …

The importance of surgical resection in malignant glioma : Current Opinion in Neurology The
importance of surgical resection in malignant glioma : Current Opinion in Neurology Log in or …

This paper discusses the arguments for and against radical tumor resection as a strategy for
treatment of cerebral gliomas. Method. Data from the Glioma Outcome Project were …

Several prognostic factors appear to be more important than treatment factors in determining
the outcome of patients with low grade glioma. The role of surgery in establishing a …

The overall prognosis for patients with malignant gliomas remains poor. The infiltrative
nature of the tumor into normal brain and the presence of tumor foci in regions remote from …

Surgery is indicated in almost all glioma patients at some point during the course of their
disease. The surgical intervention aims at obtaining a tissue diagnosis, providing symptom …

The benefit of cytoreductive surgery in the management of glioma remains specula-tive. We
therefore reviewed all confirmed deaths in our Neuro-Oncology Program and examined …

The many options neurologic surgeons have for the treatment of malignant gliomas are
reviewed. Although virtually no malignant gliomal tumor can be cured by surgical resection …

The benefit of the current strategy for diagnosis (magnetic resonance [MR] imaging) and
treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy) of gliomas, in contrast to the standard …