title: [Stereotactic surgery for intracranial mass lesions: diagnosis and treatment].
abstract: The authors present a study about 50 stereotactic procedures for intracranial lesions. In 12 cases stereotaxis was used as a treatment: stereotactic surgical resection (5 patients) and aspiration of lesions (7 patients). This study confirms the great accuracy and low morbidity of the stereotactic techniques. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging determinate the precise stereotactic coordinates, but in some cases it is necessary to perform stereo-angiography. The stereotactic surgical resection of brain tumors allows the treatment of deep lesions or located at functional areas and considered to be inoperable before. The related literature is discussed.
authors: Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital das Nações, Curitiba, Brasil.
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Meneses
authors: H H
authors: HH
authors: Russ
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Coelho Neto
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Ramina
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Hunhevicz
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Pedrozo
authors: M H
authors: MH
authors: Tsubouchi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Cirurgia estereotáctica para processos expansivos intracranianos: diagnóstico e tratamento.