Low-grade glioma surgery in eloquent areas: Volumetric analysis of extent of resection and its impact on overall survival. A single-institution experience in 190 patients - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1039-1052

  Ius, Tamara ^a,b   Isola, Miriam ^c   Budai, Riccardo ^a   Pauletto, Giada ^a   Tomasino, Barbara ^d   Fadiga, Luciano ^b,e   Skrap, Miran ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain mapping; Direct electrical stimulation; Extent of tumor resection; Low grade glioma; Oncology; Survival; Tumor volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEURONAVIGATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM GRADING; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEURONAVIGATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870946553     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.8.JNS12393     Document Type: Article

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