title: [Clinicopathologic characteristics and microsurgical treatment of glioma of limbic and paralimbic system].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the features of the clinical manifestations, imaging, pathology and microsurgery on the patients with gliomas of limbic and paralimbic system.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 28 patients with gliomas of limbic and paralimbic system were analyzed respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seizure was the most common symptom, presented in 24 cases. CT scans showed hypodensity in 19 cases and isodensity in 9 cases. MRI scans were achieved in 23 cases, showing hypointense signal on T(1)WI and hyperintense signal on T(2)WI. Total resection was achieved in 19 cases, subtotal in 6 cases and partial in 3 cases. All patients had excellent postoperative recovery, except 5 patients who developed temporary frontal aphasia and 6 patients who developed contralateral hemiplegia. The patients had a postoperative follow-up ranging from 6 months to 5 years, and 23 cases still survived.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High-resolution CT and MRI may reveal the size, location, confines and sharp demarcation of the tumors. Gliomas can be microsurgically removed with considerable results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China. liumengwy@sina.com
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yu-guang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Liang-wen
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hong-wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shu-gan
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Cheng-yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed