Circumferential sulcus-guided resection technique for improved outcomes of low-grade gliomas

Wajd N. Al-Holou, Dima Suki, Tiffany R. Hodges, Richard G. Everson, Jacob Freeman, Sherise D. Ferguson, Ian E. McCutcheon, Sujit S. Prabhu, Jeffrey S. Weinberg, Raymond Sawaya, Frederick F. Lang

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE Many neurosurgeons resect nonenhancing low-grade gliomas (LGGs) by using an inside-out piecemeal resection (PMR) technique. At the authors' institution they have increasingly used a circumferential, perilesional, sulcus-guided resection (SGR) technique. This technique has not been well described and there are limited data on its effectiveness. The authors describe the SGR technique and assess the extent to which SGR correlates with extent of resection and neurological outcome. METHODS The authors identified all patients with newly diagnosed LGGs who underwent resection at their institution over a 22-year period. Demographics, presenting symptoms, intraoperative data, method of resection (SGR or PMR), volumetric imaging data, and postoperative outcomes were obtained. Univariate analyses used ANOVA and Fisher's exact test. Multivariate analyses were performed using multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS Newly diagnosed LGGs were resected in 519 patients, 208 (40%) using an SGR technique and 311 (60%) using a PMR technique. The median extent of resection in the SGR group was 84%, compared with 77% in the PMR group (p = 0.019). In multivariate analysis, SGR was independently associated with a higher rate of complete (100%) resection (27% vs 18%) (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.1-2.6; p = 0.03). SGR was also associated with a statistical trend toward lower rates of postoperative neurological complications (11% vs 16%, p = 0.09). A subset analysis of tumors located specifically in eloquent brain demonstrated SGR to be as safe as PMR. CONCLUSIONS The authors describe the SGR technique used to resect LGGs and show that SGR is independently associated with statistically significantly higher rates of complete resection, without an increase in neurological complications, than with PMR. SGR technique should be considered when resecting LGGs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1015-1025
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of neurosurgery
Volume137
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2022

Keywords

  • en bloc resection
  • extent of resection
  • glioma
  • nonenhancing tumor
  • oncology
  • outcomes
  • sulcus
  • surgical resection
  • surgical technique

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Clinical Neurology

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