Background: The extent of tumor resection that should be undertaken in patients with GBM remains controversial. This study aims to clarify some independent predicting factors and to emphasis the role and the extent of tumor resection in increasing the survival of patients with GBM. Methods: We prospectively analyzed a cohort of 25 consecutive patients with histologically proven GBM who underwen...

OBJECTIVE This study, which aimed to confirm or invalidate the somatotopic organization of the supplementary motor area (SMA), correlates the pattern of clinical symptoms observed after SMA removal with the extent of resection. METHODS Eleven patients with medial precentral glioma underwent partial or complete tumoral resection of the SMA. Seven patients underwent preoperative functional magn...

The relative amounts of unsaturated fatty acids in the serum lipids of 14 patients who have undergone small bowel resection have been investigated. These results are compared with those from control subjects and also from patients suffering from cancer of the oesophagus. Both groups of patients showed patterns of unsaturated fatty acids suggesting essential fatty acid deficiency. In the resecti...

Abstract INTRODUCTION Maximal safe surgical resection remains front-line treatment for diffuse lower-grade gliomas (DLGGs). Greater extent of (EOR) can delay transformation, control seizures, and improve survival. EOR is limited by the infiltrative nature DLGGs eloquent brain location preponderance. We investigated role neoadjuvant chemotherapy in tumour volume reduction (TVR) cases which a mea...

Gliomas, the most common primary brain tumors, are characterized by rapid proliferation, marked infiltration, and poor prognosis and are known for their dismal outcomes (Iacob & Din‐ ca, 2009; Lefranc et al., 2006). The infiltrative nature of malignant glioma makes complete resec‐ tion difficult, as tumor margins are unclear. Recurrence of glioma takes place within approximately 2 cm of the mar...

The extent of resection and release of the trachea is important for successful anastomosis. Bilateral bronchial dissection is one of the release techniques for resection of the lower trachea. We present the experience of cervical video-assisted mediastinoscopic bilateral bronchial release for long segmental resection and anastomosis of the lower trachea.

odontogenic myxoma (om) is an infiltrative benign bone tumor that occurs almost exclusively in the facial skeleton. the radiographic characteristics of odontogenic myxoma may produce several patterns, making diagnosis difficult. cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) may prove extremely useful in clarifying the intraosseous extent of the tumor and its effects on surrounding structures. here, we r...