Fasano V A, Urciuoli R, Ponzio R M, Lanotte M M
Surg Neurol. 1986 Mar;25(3):219-26. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(86)90231-4.
Nuclear magnetic resonance, real-time and A-scan ultrasonography, and computerized CO2 lasers were recently introduced for diagnosis and surgical treatment of brainstem tumors. These new technologies offer many advantages: safe but aggressive surgery on the brainstem, the possibility of performing a correct histologic diagnosis, and an exact indication for radiotherapy. Eleven tumors were operated on in our series: seven were intrinsic and four protruded out from the axis. Patients with high-grade malignant tumors died from 5 to 12 months after treatment, whereas those with pilocytic astrocytoma are still alive and leading useful lives.
核磁共振、实时和A超超声检查以及电脑控制的二氧化碳激光技术最近被用于脑干肿瘤的诊断和手术治疗。这些新技术具有许多优点：能在脑干上进行安全但积极的手术，有可能做出正确的组织学诊断，以及为放疗提供准确的指征。我们的病例系列中有11例肿瘤接受了手术：7例为脑干内肿瘤，4例从脑干向外突出。高级别恶性肿瘤患者在治疗后5至12个月死亡，而毛细胞型星形细胞瘤患者仍存活且生活正常。
