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ArticleCancers2023

Assessment of Gliomas' Grade of Malignancy and Extent of Resection Using Intraoperative Flow Cytometry.

George Vartholomatos, Georgios S Markopoulos, Eyrysthenis Vartholomatos, Anna C Goussia, Lefkothea Dova, Savvas Dimitriadis, Stefania Mantziou, Vaso Zoi, Anastasios Nasios, Chrissa Sioka and 3 more

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Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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13 authors.

George VartholomatosNeurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3884-4965
Georgios S MarkopoulosNeurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7700-7003
Eyrysthenis VartholomatosNeurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Anna C GoussiaDepartment of Pathology, Ioannina University Hospital, 45500 Ioannina, Greece.
Lefkothea DovaNeurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Savvas DimitriadisNeurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Stefania MantziouNeurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Vaso ZoiNeurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Anastasios NasiosNeurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Chrissa SiokaNeurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Athanasios P KyritsisNeurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0370-1024
Spyridon VoulgarisNeurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
George A AlexiouNeurosurgical Institute, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0257-4481

Funding

European Union T2-EDK-00971, MIS:507923
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntraoperative Flow Cytometry (iFC) is a novel technique for the assessment of the grade of malignancy and the diagnosis of tumor type and resection margins during solid tumor surgery. Herein, we set out to analyze the role of iFC in the grading of gliomas and the evaluation of resection margins. MATERIAL AND

methodsiFC uses a fast cell cycle analysis protocol (Ioannina Protocol) that permits the analysis of tissue samples within 5-6 min. Cell cycle analysis evaluated the G0/G1 phase, S-phase, mitosis, and tumor index (S + mitosis phase fraction) and ploidy status. In the current study, we evaluated tumor samples and samples from the peripheral borders from patients with gliomas who underwent surgery over an 8-year period.

resultsEighty-one patients were included in the study. There were sixty-eight glioblastoma cases, five anaplastic astrocytomas, two anaplastic oligodendrogliomas, one pilocytic astrocytoma, three oligodendrogliomas and two diffuse astrocytomas. High-grade gliomas had a significantly higher tumor index than low grade gliomas (median value 22 vs. 7.5, respectively,

conclusioniFC constitutes a promising intraoperative technique for glioma grading and resection margin assessment. Comparative studies with additional intraoperative adjuncts are necessary.

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flow cytometrygliomagrade of malignancyintraoperative

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PMCPMC10177593

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