This review is made up of two parts. The first section describes techniques and methods
used in the treatment of malignant brain tumors, stressing the most recent developments …

The management of primary brain tumours is controver-sial with widely differing clinical
attitudes, therapeutic approaches and results. A consensus report from a multinational …

Anaplastic astrocytoma and glioblastoma multiforme comprise the largest proportion of
malignantsupratentorial glioma. Most clinical and research papers considering aspects of …

Opinion statement The optimal management of patients with malignant gliomas begins with
the accurate determination of the pathologic diagnosis based on adequate sampling of the …

Neurooncology requires the integration of the clinical history, physical examination,
neuroimaging studies, neuropathology, surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy in …

Gliomas are the most common tumors in the brain and are almost always malignant in
adults. The most malignant and most common glioma is glioblastoma multiforme. Median …

Cure of primary malignant brain tumors today may be expected only in childhood in about
50% of medulloblastomas or primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs), whereas in most …

An international meeting on new developments in brain tumours was held in Padova on 16–
17 March focusing on the challenges and perspectives of treating gliomas. Malignant …

In 1884, when leeches were still being used to treat the symptoms of brain tumors, Rickman
Godlee, a surgeon, and Alexander Hughes Bennett (2, 19), a physician, used the concepts …

This is a review of chemotherapy options for patients with brain tumors, both at the time of
initial diagnosis and at recurrence. Gliomas, the most common malignant brain tumors …