Causes of death in glioblastoma: insights from the SEER database.

Background: Glioblastoma (GB) and its variants portend a poor prognosis. The predominant cause of death (COD) is related to the cancer diagnosis, but a significant subset is related to other causes. As GB is a systemic disease requiring systemic treatment, focus regarding all COD provides a comprehensive illustration of the disease.

Gliomas: survival differences between metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties.

Background: For gliomas, metropolitan status has not been heavily explored in the context of short-term mortality or long-term observed survival. Larger populations are associated with proximity to academic universities/high-volume hospitals.

Methods: The SEER-18 registry was queried for patients with gliomas.

Modern operative nuances for the management of eloquent high-grade gliomas.

Introduction: Despite advancements in the treatment of high-grade gliomas (HGG), the rate of tumor recurrence is high and survival rate for the patient is low. Gross total resection has shown increased survival but the location of the tumor in the eloquent brain poses significant risk of morbidity. In this report, we focus on modern surgical nuances for resection of tumors located in the eloquent brain.

Direct Insertion of the Papillary Muscle into the Anterior Mitral Leaflet: Cadaveric Findings.

Direct insertion of the anterior papillary muscle (DPM) into the mitral valve is uncommon. During the routine dissection of an adult female, a DPM into the mitral valve with abnormal chordae tendinae was observed. This abnormal papillary muscle was measured as 28.

The First Histological Analysis of the Tissues Lining the Fossa Navicularis: Insights to its Etiology.

The fossa navicularis (FN) is an anatomical variant on the ventral surface of the basilar part of the occipital bone that, to date, has only been investigated in bone specimens. We aim to clarify the structure of the fossa navicularis by gross anatomical, radiological, and histological methods. The FN was found in the occipital bone of the Caucasian male cadaver.