Abstract
Stereotactic biopsy is a safe and effective technique for the diagnosis of brain tumors. The use of intraoperative neuropathological examination has been routinely advocated to increase diagnostic yield, but the procedure lengthens surgical time, may produce false-negative and -positive results, and current biopsy techniques have a very low nondiagnostic rate. Therefore, the authors questioned the need for intraoperative histological evaluation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 170-8 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | British Journal of Neurosurgery |
Volume | 113 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |