title: Role of stereotactic biopsy in the surgical treatment of cerebral tumors.
abstract: Out of 664 intracranial tumors subjected to surgical procedures since 1980, 163 underwent stereobiopsy. On the basis of this experience, we devised a scheme to help decide whether and why stereobiopsy is advisable.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scerrati
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roselli
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques