Image-guided frameless stereotactic biopsy without intraoperative neuropathological examination

David Shooman, Antonio Belli, Paul L Grundy

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)170-8
    Number of pages9
    JournalBritish Journal of Neurosurgery
    Volume113
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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