Stereotactic biopsy vs. surgical resection in patient with diffuse low grade gliomas. Influence of inital management strategies on surival. A retrospective study.
- Conditions
- D33C71Benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous systemMalignant neoplasm of brain
- Registration Number
- DRKS00009264
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Freiburg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 141
Inclusion Criteria
All patients 18 years or older with a first histological diagnosis of a supratentorial DLGG (WHO°II) from either a stereotactic biopsy or a neurosurgical resection between 2004 and 2012 in the Department of Neurosurgery or the Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery of the University Medical Center Freiburg.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with evidence for a gemistocytic histology.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Overall survival (OS) from the date of the first histological diagnosis until death or November 30, 2014 or lost to follow-up, whatever is earlier.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Operative morbidity and mortality