For patients with malignant glioma—a tumour that carries a very poor prognosis—resective surgery is the primary treatment approach. Whether the extent of resection affects prognosis, however, has been the subject of debate. Eyupoglu et al. describe advances in surgical imaging techniques that have enabled improvement in both assessment of resection extent and maximal feasible tumour removal. Preoperative and postsurgical factors that influence patient outcome are described, along with discussion of clinical data suggesting that maximal surgical resection is in the best interest of patients with malignant glioma.
- Ilker Y. Eyüpoglu
- Michael Buchfelder
- Nic E. Savaskan
