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Child's Nervous System
Erschienen in: Child's Nervous System 3/2004

01.03.2004 | Review Paper

Brainstem gliomas

verfasst von: George I. Jallo, Ann Biser-Rohrbaugh, Diana Freed

Erschienen in: Child's Nervous System | Ausgabe 3/2004

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Abstract

Introduction

Brainstem gliomas have historically been one of the most difficult pediatric cancers to treat. Tumors arising in the brainstem were once uniformly discounted as surgically unresectable lesions. Early neurosurgeons thought this location to be inoperable and fraught with disaster. The advent of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and sophisticated neurophysiological monitoring techniques have significantly advanced the surgical treatment of these precarious lesions.

Review

Brainstem gliomas are now recognized as a heterogenous group of tumors. They have been broadly classified into several categories depending upon the classification scheme. All these classification systems provide a framework to predict growth patterns, surgical resectability, and overall prognosis of these tumors. These systems allow the surgeon to obtain a better understanding of the distinction between low-grade tumors and diffuse inoperable tumor types. The authors review the current literature and management of brainstem tumors.
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Metadaten
Titel
Brainstem gliomas
verfasst von
George I. Jallo
Ann Biser-Rohrbaugh
Diana Freed
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2004
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Child's Nervous System / Ausgabe 3/2004
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-003-0870-6

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