Barker Fred G, Linskey Mark E
Neurosurgical Service, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
J Neurooncol. 2004 Aug-Sep;69(1-3):1-18. doi: 10.1023/b:neon.0000041868.00906.0a.
The Joint Section on Tumors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) was formed in 1984, at the suggestion of Dr. Edward R. Laws, Jr. and with Dr. Mark Rosenblum as the first Section Chair. The Joint Section on Tumors is the first professional organization devoted to the study and treatment of brain tumors. Its initial goals were to 'assist in the education of neurosurgeons in neuro-oncology and to serve as a resource [to the AANS and CNS] and other national groups on the clinical treatment of and research into nervous system tumors'. During its 20-year history, the Section has facilitated both open and invited talks at the neurosurgical national meetings, conducted its own Satellite Symposia, and instituted multiple awards and grants. Members have conducted research surveys and national practice pattern studies, and have collected and disseminated information on clinical protocols, research funding opportunities, and fellowships in neurosurgical oncology. Guidelines for brain tumor treatment and for neuro-oncology fellowships for surgeons have been written by Section committees. Studies presented orally at Section meetings, 1999-2002, had a remarkably high rate of full publication compared to other meetings - 73% actuarial at 4 years after presentation. Finally, nationwide in-hospital mortality rates for craniotomy for malignant glioma have fallen from 8 to 2% during the Section's existence. These data suggest that the Section's goals of educating all surgeons in neurosurgical oncology are being successfully met. A bibliography of secondary sources on the history of brain tumor surgery is appended.
美国神经外科医师协会（AANS）和神经外科医师大会（CNS）的肿瘤联合分会于1984年应小爱德华·R·劳斯博士的建议成立，马克·罗森布卢姆博士担任第一任分会主席。肿瘤联合分会是首个致力于脑肿瘤研究与治疗的专业组织。其最初目标是“协助神经外科医师进行神经肿瘤学教育，并作为（向AANS和CNS）及其他国家团体提供神经系统肿瘤临床治疗与研究资源”。在其20年的历史中，该分会在神经外科全国会议上促成了公开演讲和特邀演讲，举办了自己的卫星研讨会，并设立了多个奖项和资助。成员开展了研究调查和全国性实践模式研究，收集并传播了有关临床方案、研究资金机会以及神经外科肿瘤学奖学金的信息。分会委员会编写了脑肿瘤治疗指南和外科医生神经肿瘤学奖学金指南。1999年至2002年在分会会议上口头报告的研究与其他会议相比，完整发表率极高——报告后4年的实际发表率为73%。最后，在该分会存在期间，恶性胶质瘤开颅手术的全国住院死亡率从8%降至2%。这些数据表明，该分会对所有神经外科医师进行神经肿瘤学教育的目标正在成功实现。附录了一份关于脑肿瘤手术历史的二手资料书目。
