title: Brain stem tumours-diagnosis and surgical treatment.
abstract: The diagnosis of brain stem tumours is mainly based on clinical findings and CT examinations: The CT examination including intravenous or intrathecal administration of contrast media together with electronic image-reconstruction greatly influences the indications for direct operation. According to our interpretation, direct surgical treatment is apparently successful under the following circumstances: - in tumours with external growth, which allows a decompression of the tumour without harming the surrounding structures in the brain stem. - in tumours with a marked cystic component, especially if the compressive effect is causing the features and progress of the symptoms.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed