Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 10:23PM EST

Surgical Therapy

1. Repeated surgery for glioblastoma multiforme: only in combination with other salvage therapy.

Author
Mandl ES; Dirven CM; Buis DR; Postma TJ; Vandertop WP;
Institution
Department of Neurosurgery, VU University Medical Center, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. es.mandl@vumc.nl
Journal
Surg Neurol. 2008 May;69(5):506-9; discussion 509. Epub 2008 Feb 8.
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2. Improvement of functional outcome after radical surgery in glioblastoma patients: the efficacy of a navigation-guided fence-post procedure and neurophysiological monitoring.

Author
Yoshikawa K; Kajiwara K; Morioka J; Fujii M; Tanaka N; Fujisawa H; Kato S; Nomura And S; Suzuki M;
Institution
Department of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Journal
J Neurooncol. 2006 May;78(1):91-7. Epub 2005 Nov 29.
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3. Impact of combination therapy with repeat surgery and temozolomide for recurrent or progressive glioblastoma multiforme: a prospective trial.

Author
Terasaki M; Ogo E; Fukushima S; Sakata K; Miyagi N; Abe T; Shigemori M;
Institution
Department of Neurosurgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan. mizuhiko@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
Journal
Surg Neurol. 2007 Sep;68(3):250-4.
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4. Historical controls for phase II surgically based trials requiring gross total resection of glioblastoma multiforme.

Author
Butowski N; Lamborn KR; Berger MS; Prados MD; Chang SM;
Institution
Neuro-Oncology Service, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 400 Parnassus Avenue, A808, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0350, USA, butowski@neurosurg.ucsf.edu.
Journal
J Neurooncol. 2007 Apr 25;.
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5. Effect of surgical removal on survival and quality of life in patients with supratentorial glioblastoma.

Author
Ushio Y; Kochi M; Hamada J; Kai Y; Nakamura H;
Institution
Department of Neurosurgery, Otemae Hospital, Osaka, Japan. yushio@otemae.gr.jp
Journal
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2005 Sep;45(9):454-60; discussion 460-1.
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