TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical Management of Recurrent Intracranial Gliomas
AU - Ferguson, Sherise D.
AU - Momin, Eric N.
AU - Weinberg, Jeffrey S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In cases of recurrent gliomas, the treatment options are limited and not yet standardized. Choices usually include re-operation, systemic chemotherapy, salvage re-irradiation, and supportive care, which can be used either separately or in combination. From a surgical perspective, management of recurrent brain tumor poses a significant challenge, as the desire to attain aggressive lesion resection must be balanced against the need to preserve neurological functions and to maximize the quality of life. Additionally, specific practical difficulties in performing repeat craniotomies and significant risk of perioperative morbidity in such cases necessitate careful selection of the optimal candidates for surgery.
AB - In cases of recurrent gliomas, the treatment options are limited and not yet standardized. Choices usually include re-operation, systemic chemotherapy, salvage re-irradiation, and supportive care, which can be used either separately or in combination. From a surgical perspective, management of recurrent brain tumor poses a significant challenge, as the desire to attain aggressive lesion resection must be balanced against the need to preserve neurological functions and to maximize the quality of life. Additionally, specific practical difficulties in performing repeat craniotomies and significant risk of perioperative morbidity in such cases necessitate careful selection of the optimal candidates for surgery.
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U2 - 10.1159/000464438
DO - 10.1159/000464438
M3 - Article
C2 - 29241177
AN - SCOPUS:85038246721
SN - 0079-6492
VL - 30
SP - 218
EP - 231
JO - Progress in Neurological Surgery
JF - Progress in Neurological Surgery
ER -