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ReviewCureus2017

Common Disconnections in Glioma Surgery: An Anatomic Description.

Chad Glenn, Andrew K Conner, Meherzad Rahimi, Robert G Briggs, Cordell Baker, Michael Sughrue

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Review in Cureus, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Chad GlennDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Andrew K ConnerDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Meherzad RahimiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Robert G BriggsDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Cordell BakerDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Michael SughrueDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Within the surgical treatment of glioma, extended survival is predicated upon extent of resection which is limited by proximity and/or invasion of eloquent structures. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tractography is a very useful tool for guiding supramaximal surgical resection while preserving eloquence. Although gliomas can vary significantly in size, shape, and invasion of functionally significant brain tissue, typical surgical disconnection patterns emerge. In this study, our typical surgical paradigm is outlined. We describe our surgical philosophy for resecting gliomas supramaximally summarized as define, divide, and destroy with the adjuvant utilization of neuronavigation and DTI. We describe the most common disconnections involved in glioma surgery at our institution; specifically, delineating tumor disconnections involving the medial posterior frontal, lateral posterior frontal, posterior temporal, anterior occipital, medial parietal, and insular regions. Although gliomas are highly variable, common patterns emerge in relation to the necessary disconnections required to preserve eloquent brain while maximizing the extent of resection.

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awake mappingdiffusion tractographydtigliomalobectomywhite matter tracts

Identifiers

PMID29255657
PMCPMC5732013

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