Glioma surgery

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Overview

Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glioma.^[1]

Surgery

1. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glioma.^[1]

The aim of surgery is to:
- Make a definitive diagnosis
- Debulk the tumor to relieve elevated intracranial pressure
- Reduce the tumor mass as a precursor to adjuvant treatment

2. CSF shunting is performed to relieve the pressure in the brain due to blockade in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid due to gliomatosis cerebri.

External ventricular drain
- Temporary shunt
Internal drain
- Permanent shunt
- Drains CSF into the patient’s abdomen, where it is absorbed into the body

References

Overview