2012
Low-Grade Gliomas When and How to Treat
Omay SB, Piepmeier JM, Knisely JP. Low-Grade Gliomas When and How to Treat. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2012, 26: 797-809. PMID: 22794284, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2012.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical resectionLow-grade gliomasPatient-specific variablesSame imaging techniqueRadiotherapeutic managementUncommon tumorClinical trialsOperative techniqueHistopathologic characterizationGrade gliomasOptimal managementAdditional studiesGliomasResectionAdequate samplesImaging techniquesPatientsPrognosisManagementTumorsTrials
1987
Observations on the current treatment of low-grade astrocytic tumors of the cerebral hemispheres.
Piepmeier J. Observations on the current treatment of low-grade astrocytic tumors of the cerebral hemispheres. Journal Of Neurosurgery 1987, 67: 177-81. PMID: 3598677, DOI: 10.3171/jns.1987.67.2.0177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-grade astrocytic tumorsComputerized tomographyCerebral hemispheresAstrocytic tumorsPreoperative neurological examinationUse of CTCurrent treatment methodsTreatment methodsPatient ageNeurological examinationTotal resectionTumor locationCurrent treatmentIntravenous administrationCT scanEarly diagnosisSurvival timeTumor enhancementContrast materialOptimal managementOnly factorPatientsLesionsOutcome statisticsTumors