Open AccessSurgery in high-grade insular tumors: Oncological and seizure outcomes from 41 consecutive patients
Author(s) -
Deepak Khatri,
Kuntal Kanti Das,
Jaskaran Singh Gosal,
Gagandeep Attri,
Amanjot Singh,
Kamlesh Singh Bhaisora,
Anant Mehrotra,
Jayesh Sardhara,
Pawan Kumar Verma,
Arun Kumar Srivastava,
Awadhesh Kumar Jaiswal,
Sanjay Behari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_18_20
Subject(s) - medicine , astrocytoma , pathological , histopathology , presentation (obstetrics) , retrospective cohort study , glioma , glioblastoma , radiology , surgery , pathology , cancer research
Insular high-grade gliomas are uncommon and constitute approximately 10% of all intracranial high-grade gliomas. Several publications in the recent years have thrown substantial light in the understanding of insular low-grade gliomas. However, there is a paucity of information concerning the spectrum of high-grade lesions affecting the insula, the mode of presentation vis-à-vis low-grade gliomas, and the survival rates to modern therapy.