title: Stereotactic biopsy of cerebral space-occupying lesions.
abstract: Brain imaging has improved and more and more cerebral lesions are discovered. A direct surgical approach can be dangerous. Stereotactic biopsy appears as an excellent alternative because it provides one not only with a precise histological diagnosis but also gives a real three-dimensional picture of a lesion.
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000473:pathology; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques