Abstract Introduction The racial disparities of opportunity to receive the appropriate surgical intervention and insurance coverage for adjuvant care may result in outcome survival among different races. Length stay (LOS) is an important quality metric measure determining distribution medical resources their consumption. This study aims provide a perspective on overall length complications pati...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Age is inversely correlated with clinical outcome and a strong prognostic factor for the course of most primary brain tumors including malignant astrocytoma, i.e. anaplastic astrocytoma and glioblastoma. We here review available clinical outcome data and discuss future directions of clinical research. RECENT FINDINGS The standard of care in patients with malignant astrocytom...

BACKGROUND Ollier disease is a rare, nonfamilial disorder that primary affects the long bones and cartilage of joints with multiple enchondromas. It is associated with a higher risk of central nervous system (CNS) malignancies; although the incidence is unknown. CASE DESCRIPTION Here, we present the case of a 55-year-old woman who developed an anaplastic astrocytoma with a known diagnosis of ...

Carmustine wafers improve the survival of patients with high-grade gliomas, but several adverse events have been reported. A 42-year-old man with left Insulo-opercular anaplastic astrocytoma developed a massive intra-cavital hematoma with subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) adjacent to the site of carmustine wafers implanted 6 month...