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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Histologic Definition of Enhancing Core and FLAIR Hyperintensity Region of Glioblastoma, IDH-Wild Type: A Clinico-Pathologic Study on a Single-Institution Series.

Giuseppe Broggi, Roberto Altieri, Valeria Barresi, Francesco Certo, Giuseppe Maria Vincenzo Barbagallo, Magda Zanelli, Andrea Palicelli, Gaetano Magro, Rosario Caltabiano

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Article in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Giuseppe BroggiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G. F. Ingrassia", Anatomic Pathology, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2576-6523
Roberto AltieriDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Policlinico "G. Rodolico-S. Marco" University Hospital, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2671-4944
Valeria BarresiDepartment of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7086-1920
Francesco CertoDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Policlinico "G. Rodolico-S. Marco" University Hospital, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Giuseppe Maria Vincenzo BarbagalloDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Policlinico "G. Rodolico-S. Marco" University Hospital, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Magda ZanelliPathology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8733-9933
Andrea PalicelliPathology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2299-5160
Gaetano MagroDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G. F. Ingrassia", Anatomic Pathology, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Rosario CaltabianoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G. F. Ingrassia", Anatomic Pathology, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8591-8010
University of Catania · ITAzienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia · ITUniversity of Verona · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extent of resection beyond the enhancing core (EC) in glioblastoma IDH-wild type (GBM, IDHwt) is one of the most debated topics in neuro-oncology. Indeed, it has been demonstrated that local disease recurrence often arises in peritumoral areas and that radiologically-defined FLAIR hyperintensity areas of GBM IDHwt are often visible beyond the conventional EC. Therefore, the need to extend the surgical resection also to the FLAIR hyperintensity areas is a matter of debate. Since little is known about the histological composition of FLAIR hyperintensity regions, in this study we aimed to provide a comprehensive description of the histological features of EC and FLAIR hyperintensity regions sampled intraoperatively using neuronavigation and 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence, in 33 patients with GBM, IDHwt. Assessing a total 109 histological samples, we found that FLAIR areas consisted in: (i) fragments of white matter focally to diffusely infiltrated by tumor cells in 76% of cases; (ii) a mixture of white matter with reactive astrogliosis and grey matter with perineuronal satellitosis in 15% and (iii) tumor tissue in 9%. A deeper knowledge of the histology of FLAIR hyperintensity areas in GBM, IDH-wt may serve to better guide neurosurgeons on the choice of the most appropriate surgical approach in patients with this neoplasm.

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enhancing coreFLAIRglioblastomahistopathology

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