[Local hyperthermia of malignant brain tumors].
In glioblastoma multiforme and high-grade astrocytomas the following procedure has been implemented to try and prevent recurrence: after extirpation of the tumour its bed is lined with metal powder and the patient's head is exposed to a high-frequency magnetic field every 4 weeks. As a result the temperature is raised by induction to +45 degrees C at the boundary between metal and brain tissue. This ought to be sufficient to prevent tumour recurrence. Varied results were achieved using this technique in 103 patients.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation
Ortliche Uberwärmungstherapie maligner Hirntumoren.