Is supratotal resection of glioblastoma in noneloquent areas possible?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier University Medical Center; and the National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM), U1051 Laboratory, Team "Brain Plasticity, Stem Cells and Glial Tumors," Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, Montpellier University Medical Center, Montpellier, France. Electronic address: h-duffau@chu-montpellier.fr.

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Hugues Duffau. World Neurosurg. 2014 Jul-Aug.

. 2014 Jul-Aug;82(1-2):e101-3.

doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2014.02.015. Epub 2014 Feb 15.

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier University Medical Center; and the National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM), U1051 Laboratory, Team "Brain Plasticity, Stem Cells and Glial Tumors," Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, Montpellier University Medical Center, Montpellier, France. Electronic address: h-duffau@chu-montpellier.fr.

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Keywords: Extent of resection; GBM; Glioblastoma; Residual; Surgery; Survival; Volumetric.

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When gross total resection of a glioblastoma is possible, how much resection should be achieved?
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