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Brain Stem Expansive Lesions: Stereotactic Biopsy for a Better Therapeutic Approach

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Proceedings of the 8th European Congress of Neurosurgery Barcelona, September 6–11, 1987

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum 42 ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 42))

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CT diagnosed brain stem malignant lesions were in the past almost always treated with radiation therapy (RT). Eventually this turned out to be a grave mistake. With stereotactic serial biopsies of all brain stem expanding lesions we have been able to verify the histological nature in all cases but two and to prevent a blind therapeutic approach. In 24 patients bearing CT diagnosed expansive lesions into the brain stem 68 samples were taken during 24 stereotactic procedures. In 8 patients surgical removal of the expanding lesion was attempted after stereotactic biopsy.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Brescia, Italy

    Filippo Giunta M. D., G. Marini & G. Grasso

  2. Service of Pathology, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy

    F. Zorzi

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  1. Servicio de Neurocirugia, Hospital de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Spain

    Fabian Isamat

  2. Newport, Dyfed, UK

    Antony Jefferson

  3. Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Homburg/Saar, Federal Republic of Germany

    Friedrich Loew

  4. Department of Neurological Surgery, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital, London, UK

    Lindsay Symon TD, FRCS

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Giunta, F., Marini, G., Grasso, G., Zorzi, F. (1988). Brain Stem Expansive Lesions: Stereotactic Biopsy for a Better Therapeutic Approach. In: Isamat, F., Jefferson, A., Loew, F., Symon, L. (eds) Proceedings of the 8th European Congress of Neurosurgery Barcelona, September 6–11, 1987. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum 42, vol 42. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8975-7_36

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