GLIOMA EXTENT OF RESECTION AND ITS IMPACT ON PATIENT OUTCOME

There is still no general consensus in the literature regarding the role of extent of glioma resection in improving patient outcome. Although the importance of resection in obtaining tissue diagnosis and alleviating symptoms is clear, a lack of Class I evidence prevents similar certainty in assessing the influence of extent of resection.

We reviewed every major clinical publication since 1990 on the role of extent of resection in glioma outcome.