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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Other diagnostic studies for gliomatosis cerebri include biopsy, which demonstrates glial cells resembling astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, or undifferentiated cells with atypia and mitoses.[1]
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other diagnostic studies for gliomatosis cerebri include biopsy, which demonstrates glial cells resembling astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, or undifferentiated cells with atypia and mitoses.[1]
- Biopsy may be done at the time of surgical resection of gliomatosis cerebri.
- Biopsy may be performed to help confirm the diagnosis of gliomatosis cerebri.
- Stereotactic biopsy is performed when lesion is not amenable to surgical resection (deeply seated tumor).[1]