Results: 9

Surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy caused by gliomas in eloquent areas: experience report

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (11), 2019
ABSTRACT Drug-resistant epilepsy associated with central nervous system tumors is generally caused by low grade gliomas. This group of tumors is usually found in brain eloquent areas, such as the insular lobe, rolandic cortex and supplementary motor area and, historically, possess a greater risk of posto...

Semi-quantitative evaluation of brain gliomas in adults: A focus on neuropathological characteristics

Gac. méd. Méx; 155 (5), 2019
Introduction: Gliomas are neoplasms with high recurrence and mortality. Due to the difficulty to apply the World Health Organization (2016) classification, developing countries continue to use histological evaluation to diagnose and classify these neoplasms. Objective: To develop a semi-quantitative sca...

Metastasis from glioblastoma multiforme: a meta-analysis

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Extracranial metastases of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are rare due to the short survival experienced by the patients. Therefore, the natural history of GBM metastases remains elusive. The identification of clinical factors promoting GBM metastases may help elucidate the mechanisms ...

Prolonged survival after surgical resection of cerebral metastasis from melanoma with multisystemic metastasis already present: a case report and literature review

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Malignant melanoma is the third most common cause of cerebral metastases after breast and lung cancer. Despite advances in therapeutic options, the prognosis for patients with cerebral metastases from melanoma remains poor, with a median survival time of six months after diagnosis. CA...

Analysis of survival in patients with brain metastases treated surgically: Impact of age, gender, oncologic status, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, number and localization of lesions, and primary cancer site

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the survival of patients with brain metastases treated surgically according to the potentially involved factors. METHODS 71 patients treated surgically were analyzed with the diagnosis of brain metastases during the period from January 2011 to November 2014, totaling 47 ...

Factores pronósticos en pacientes con cáncer de mama y metástasis cerebral como primer sitio de recurrencia

Salud pública Méx; 60 (2), 2018
Resumen: Objetivo: Evaluar los factores pronósticos (características clínico-patológicas y tratamientos) en las pacientes con cáncer de mama y metástasis al sistema nervioso central (SNC) como primer sitio de afección. Material y métodos: Cohorte retrospectiva, formada por 125 pacientes con c...

Performance of adjuvant treatment correlates with survival in reoperated glioblastomas

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (11), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze cases of recurrent glioblastoma subjected to reoperation at a Brazilian public healthcare service. Methods A total of 39 patients subjected to reoperation for recurrent glioblastoma at the Department of Neurosurgery, São Paulo Hospital, Federal University of São Paulo,...

Braquiterapia nos tumores cerebrais: revisäo
Brachytherapy in brain tumors: a review

Arq. bras. neurocir; 13 (2), 1994
A braquiterapia vem assumindo posiçäo de importância no tratamento adjuvante dos tumores cerebrais. A implantaçäo de isótopos radioativos através de estereotaxia tem mostrado resultados animadores no manejo de tumores malignos primários e secundários, bem como em tumores benignos inoperáveis. O...