...) and 4% morbidity associated with the procedure. Pathology showed that half of the adult brainstem intrinsic lesions were gliomas, 10% were metastases, and the remainder were hematomas, vascular malformations, lymphomas, demyelination, cysts, radiation necrosis, abscesses, vasculitis, infarcts, leukemia...

...M. Hirato; M. Nakamura; H.K. Inoue; C. Ohye; J. Hirato; T. Shibazaki; Y. Andou Ten patients with brainstem tumors (BST) underwent Gamma Knife radiosurgery. In 5 cases, there were definitive histological diagnoses; ependymoma (n = 3) and CNS lymphoma (n = 2). The others were diagnosed as ependymoma...

...A. Nicolato; M.A. Gerosa; R. Foroni; E. Piovan; P.G. Zampieri; A. Pasoli; M.G. Giri; P. Iuzzolino; C. Ghimenton; R. Luzzati; S. Ferrari; A. Bricolo The frequency of AIDS-associated primary central nervous system (PCNS) lymphoma is rapidly increasing in adults and children. In AIDS-related PCNS...