Strategies to maximize resection of complex, or high surgical risk, low-grade gliomas.
Conclusions Significant resection of diffuse, infiltrating LGGs is possible, even in presumed eloquent cortex. Aggressive resection maximizes seizure control and does not necessarily cause permanent neurological deficits. Individualized preoperative neuroimaging evaluation, including tractography and awake craniotomy with intraoperative speech and motor mapping, is an essential tool in achieving these outcomes.
PMID: 23373450 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Neurosurgical Focus)
