RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinical and radiographic features of peritumoral infarction following resection of glioblastoma
JF Neurology
JO Neurology
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 1668
OP 1670
DO 10.1212/01.wnl.0000242894.21705.3c
VO 67
IS 9
A1 Ulmer, S.
A1 Braga, T. A.
A1 Barker, F. G.
A1 Lev, M. H.
A1 Gonzalez, R. G.
A1 Henson, J. W.
YR 2006
UL http://n.neurology.org/content/67/9/1668.abstract
AB Focal areas of restricted diffusion adjacent to high-grade glioma resection cavities were detected in 70% of patients on immediate postoperative MRI studies. Follow-up studies demonstrated cystic encephalomalacia in 91% of these foci, suggesting the presence of infarction, and the infarcted tissue demonstrated enhancement in 43% of cases. New postoperative deficits correlated well with the anatomic region of infarction in six patients. Enhancement in perioperative infarcts can mimic tumor progression on follow-up imaging studies.