2012
Neurosurgical Approach
Moliterno JA, Patel TR, Piepmeier JM. Neurosurgical Approach. The Cancer Journal 2012, 18: 20-25. PMID: 22290253, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0b013e3183243f6e3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingTumor cellsResonance imagingAggressive surgical resectionAggressive tumor removalFunctional brain tissueFrequency of seizuresExtent of resectionGoal of surgeryInfiltrative tumor cellsPreferred initial stepFunctional magnetic resonance imagingProliferative tumor cellsAdjuvant therapyAggressive resectionSurgical resectionTumors recurCritical cortical regionsNeurologic impairmentTumor burdenProspective studyTumor resectionTumor removalInfiltrative tumorsMalignant gliomas
2003
Surgery for Third Ventricular Tumors
Johnson R, Baehring J, Piepmeier J. Surgery for Third Ventricular Tumors. Neurosurgery Quarterly 2003, 13: 207-225. DOI: 10.1097/00013414-200309000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPineal region tumorsThird ventricular regionThird ventricleVentricular regionSubependymal giant cell astrocytomaVisual field impairmentThird ventricular tumorsGiant cell astrocytomaGoal of surgeryMultiple surgical approachesAnterior third ventricleCentral nervous systemCognitive memory deficitsAdjuvant chemotherapyInterhemispheric transcallosalParinaud's syndromeField impairmentNeurologic morbidityOutflow obstructionObstructive hydrocephalusClinical presentationSuprasellar tumorsVentricle resultsVentricular tumorsSurgical approach