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The Stereotactic Approach to Brain Stem Lesions: A Follow-up of 29 Cases

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Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 9

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum ((STEREOTACTIC,volume 52))

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Stereotactic biopsy is the safest and most reliable method for the histological diagnosis of intraaxial brain stem lesions. The definitive pathological diagnosis permits the selection of adequate therapy. No operative and/or adjuvant therapy must be proposed without a previous histological diagnosis. This approach avoids the complication of inappropriate therapy and provides valuable prognostic information.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, C.H.R.U., Lille, France

    S. Blond

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  2. J. P. Lejeune
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Birmingham, UK

    Edward R. Hitchcock

  2. Istituto Neurologico “C. Besta”, Milano, Italy

    Giovanni Broggi

  3. Servicio de Neurocirugía, Fundación Iménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain

    Juan Burzaco

  4. Dept. de Neurocirurgia, Fundacion “Sixto Obrador”, Madrid, Spain

    J. Martin-Rodriguez

  5. Department of Neurosurgery, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

    Björn A. Meyerson

  6. Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

    Szabolcs Tóth

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Blond, S., Lejeune, J.P., Dupard, T., Parent, M., Clarisse, J., Christiaens, J.L. (1991). The Stereotactic Approach to Brain Stem Lesions: A Follow-up of 29 Cases. In: Hitchcock, E.R., Broggi, G., Burzaco, J., Martin-Rodriguez, J., Meyerson, B.A., Tóth, S. (eds) Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 9. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 52. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9160-6_21

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