This content is machine translated Brain tumors Glioblastoma – the spectre of brain tumors Glioblastomas are a particularly aggressive form of brain tumor. To this day, they are incurable. Despite important advances in understanding the molecular pathogenesis and biology of this tumor over the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Brain tumors Glioblastomas and their spreading strategies. Glioblastomas are a particularly aggressive form of brain tumor. To this day, they are incurable. But there is progress. Especially with regard to their dispersal strategies, new insights could be…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Psychooncology Preventing brain metastases of melanoma A common and serious complication of malignant melanoma is the development of brain metastases. Systemic therapies can prolong survival but do not reach tumor cells in the brain. A potential…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Neurosurgery Brain tumor: When should surgery be performed and how? Not all brain tumors are the same. The spectrum is broad. The goals of neurosurgery are to enable definitive histopathologic diagnosis by tissue sampling, symptom improvement by relieving the mass,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Newly diagnosed glioblastoma A continuing therapeutic challenge The standard of care for newly diagnosed glioblastoma is resection as completely as possible. This is followed by temozolomide-based radiochemotherapy. Among the newer therapeutic approaches is the use of tumor…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Meningiomas Update 2017 Surgery is the main form of therapy for meningioma, followed by radiotherapy. The latter is used for higher grade tumors, those with non-removable remnants, or for certain meningiomas in the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Most common malignant brain tumor in children Medulloblastoma in children: diagnosis and therapy If there is a change in character or new onset of motor clumsiness, measure head circumference and perform neurological examination, possibly repetitively. In Switzerland, the treatment of childhood brain tumors…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Infamous brain tumor? Unexpected turnaround in a patient with glioblastoma Case report: In 2009, the then 32-year-old patient underwent her first brain tumor surgery (glioblastoma WHO °IV, DD: anaplastic astrocytoma WHO °III, Mib-1 10%). The recommended adjuvant treatment [1] was…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pituitary tumors Surgical therapy when and how? In case of visual symptoms or disturbances of hormonal function, an adenoma of the pituitary gland may be present, which must be considered and clarified endocrinologically and by means of…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Treatment of brain metastases Surgery, radiosurgery, or conventional radiotherapy? Brain metastases are a local problem that can often be addressed well with local therapy. Because of the risk of intraoperative tumor seeding, surgical resection must be supplemented with conventional…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Meningiomas Therapeutic options for recurrent or metastatic tumors A “Special Session” at the ESMO Congress focused on meningiomas. Although these brain tumors are primarily treated surgically, higher-grade meningiomas that can grow invasively may require radio or systems therapy.
