Tamara Ius, Giovanni Sabatino, Pier Paolo Panciani, Marco Maria Fontanella, Roberta Rudà, Antonella Castellano, Giuseppe Maria Vincenzo Barbagallo, Francesco Belotti, Riccardo Boccaletti, Giuseppe Catapano, Gabriele Costantino, Alessandro Della Puppa, Francesco Di Meco, Filippo Gagliardi, Diego Garbossa, Antonino Francesco Germanò, Maurizio Iacoangeli, Pietro Mortini, Alessandro Olivi, Federico Pessina, Fabrizio Pignotti, Giampietro Pinna, Antonino Raco, Francesco Sala, Francesco Signorelli, Silvio Sarubbo, Miran Skrap, Giannantonio Spena, Teresa Somma, Carmelo Sturiale, Filippo Flavio Angileri, Vincenzo Esposito
PURPOSE: The extent of resection (EOR) is an independent prognostic factor for overall survival (OS) in adult patients with Glioma Grade 4 (GG4). The aim of the neuro-oncology section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch®) was to provide a general overview of the current trends and technical tools to reach this goal. METHODS: A systematic review was performed. The results were divided and ordered, by an expert team of surgeons, to assess the Class of Evidence (CE) and Strength of Recommendation (SR) of perioperative drugs management, imaging, surgery, intraoperative imaging, estimation of EOR, surgery at tumor progression and surgery in elderly patients...
March 24, 2023: Journal of Neuro-oncology