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ArticleScientific reports2022

Clinical and prognostic implications of rim restriction following glioma surgery.

Assaf Berger, Garry Gali Tzarfati, Marga Serafimova, Pablo Valdes, Aaron Meller, Akiva Korn, Naomi Kahana Levy, Daniel Aviram, Zvi Ram, Rachel Grossman

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Assaf Berger *Department of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center, 6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel. assaf.berger@gmail.com.
Garry Gali Tzarfati *Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Marga SerafimovaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center, 6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel.
Pablo ValdesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center, 6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel.
Aaron MellerSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Akiva KornDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center, 6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel.
Naomi Kahana LevyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center, 6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel.
Daniel AviramDivision of Anesthesiology, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Zvi RamDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center, 6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel.
Rachel GrossmanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tel Aviv Medical Center, 6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel.
Tel Aviv University · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rim restriction surrounding the resection cavity of glioma is often seen on immediate post-op diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). The etiology and clinical impact of rim restriction are unknown. We evaluated the incidence, risk factors and clinical consequences of this finding. We evaluated patients that underwent surgery for low-grade glioma (LGG) and glioblastoma (GBM) without stroke on post-operative imaging. Analyses encompassed pre- and postoperative clinical, radiological, intraoperative monitoring, survival, functional and neurocognitive outcomes. Between 2013 and 2017, 63 LGG and 209 GBM patients (272 in total) underwent surgical resection and were included in our cohort. Post-op rim restriction was demonstrated in 68 patients, 32% (n = 20) of LGG and 23% (n = 48) of GBM patients. Risk factors for restriction included temporal tumors in GBM (p = 0.025) and insular tumors in LGG (p = 0.09), including longer surgery duration in LGG (p = 0.008). After a 1-year follow-up, LGG patients operated on their dominant with post-op restriction had a higher rate of speech deficits (46 vs 9%, p = 0.004). Rim restriction on postoperative imaging is associated with longer duration of glioma surgery and potentially linked to brain retraction. It apparently has no direct clinical consequences, but is linked to higher rates of speech deficits in LGG dominant-side surgeries.

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Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaGliomaBrainHumansPrognosis

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PMCPMC9329326
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