brain tumor - DocNeuro https://docneuro.com/tag/brain-tumor/ Up-to-date concepts in neurology Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:57:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Radiation Necrosis https://docneuro.com/radiation-necrosis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=radiation-necrosis Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:57:06 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/radiation-necrosis/ Radiotherapy is commonly used as an adjuvant therapy to surgery and chemotherapy in the management of primary brain neoplasms. Radiation destroys cells and damages the tumor blood supply. Addition of radiation therapy to surgery has been shown to improve GBM survival from 3-7 to 7-12 months. Diagnosis: Radiation necrosis Figure 1: axial (a) and sagittal […]

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]]> Residual/Recurrent Tumor https://docneuro.com/residual-recurrent-tumor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=residual-recurrent-tumor Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:46:14 +0000 https://docneuro.jz7sunfr-liquidwebsites.com/residual-recurrent-tumor/ Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of patients with primary brain neoplasms. In particular, imaging is typically performed within 48 hours of tumor resection. Diagnosis: Residual GBM after surgery Figure 1: (a, red arrrow) Pre and immediate post operative (b, blue arrow) MRI imaging of a GBM demonstrates decreased but persistent […]

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