New Techniques for Management of 'Inoperable' Gliomas

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to "inoperable� gliomas
Isaac Yang, Carlito Lagman, Giyarpuram N. Prashant, Thien Phuc Nguyen and John Patrick Sheppard
2. The ethics of brain tumor "inoperability�
Michael E. Sughrue
3. Connectomic imaging for neurosurgeons
Michael E. Sughrue
4. Network anatomy of the brain
Michael E. Sughrue
5. Techniques for tackling difficult gliomas
Michael E. Sughrue
6. Advances in the surgical treatment of speech-eloquent gliomas
Nathan Kong and Matthew Tate
7. Insular gliomas
Michael E. Sughrue
8. Advances in the surgical resection of temporoparietal-occipital junction gliomas
Isaac Yang and Giyarpuram N. Prashant
9. Surgical techniques for motor eloquent gliomas
Michael E. Sughrue
10. Butterfly glioma resection: Surgery around the initiation axis
Michael E. Sughrue
11. Thalamic gliomas: Advances in the surgical management
Michael Lim and Alice Hung
12. Essentials to planning a brainstem case
Chad A. Glenn, Michael E. Sughrue and Charles Teo
13. The role of adjuvant therapies in "inoperable� gliomas
Gordon Li, David Dadey and Kevin Chow
14. The role of adjuvant therapies in "inoperable� gliomas
Michelle A. Wedemeyer and Gabriel Zada
15. Laser interstitial thermal therapy for "inoperable� gliomas
Daniel Eichberg, Ashish Shah and Michael E. Ivan

Authors

Michael E. Sughrue Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Dr. Sughrue is Associate Professor at the Department of Neurosurgery at Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Services in Sydney, Australia. One of the world's leading neurosurgeons and researchers in connectomics, he is the former Director of the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Oklahoma, during which it grew to become one of the largest clinics in the US. He has lectured around the world on the management of glioma and the use of connectomics, having performed over 3,000 brain tumor surgeries to date and published over 250 peer-reviewed articles. In addition, he cofounded Omniscient Neurotechnology which is an innovative technology startup aimed at using AI to improve the care of patients with mental illness and brain disease. Isaac Yang MD, UCLA Department of Neurosurgery, Associate Professor, Director of Medical Student Education, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Dr. Yang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at UCLA. He has been awarded the AANS Tumor Investigator Award and the Exceptional Physician Award. Dr. Yang is a nationally recognized leader in neurosurgery and brain tumors, serving on both executive committees and editorial boards. He has published more than 100 publications, and has authored multiple book chapters and several textbooks, including a Service Minded Physician.