Clinical and radiographic features of peritumoral infarction following resection of glioblastoma.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Infarction
- Brain Neoplasms
- Glioblastoma
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Postoperative Complications