Stereotactic support in the excision of brain tumors. Technical note

J Neurosurg Sci. 1990 Jul-Dec;34(3-4):315-8.

Abstract

The surgical resection of deep-seated brain tumors may be facilitated by CT guided stereotactic methods. The Authors present a procedure of preoperative localisation and delimitation of the border of a neoplastic mass facing important functional areas. Ideally tumor excision should not be extended beyond that boundary which for this reason is targeted and is stereotactically labeled using non diffusible dyes.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methylene Blue
  • Middle Aged
  • Stereotaxic Techniques*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Methylene Blue