It is a prevalent myth that a postoperative infection may actually confer a survival advantage in patients with malignant glioma. This contention is based largely on anecdotal reports. Recently, a single-center study showed there was no survival advantage in those patients who had glioblastoma with postoperative infection.
De Bonis, P., Albanese, A., Lofrese, G., De Waure, C., Mangiola, A., Pettorini, B., Pompucci, A., Balducci, M., Fiorentino, A., Lauriola, L., Anile, C., Maira, G., Postoperative infection may influence survival in patients with glioblastoma: simply a myth?, <<NEUROSURGERY>>, 2011; 69 (4): 864-864-8; discussion 868-9. [doi:10.1227/NEU.0b013e318222adfa] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/3373]
Postoperative infection may influence survival in patients with glioblastoma: simply a myth?
De Bonis, Pasquale;Albanese, Alessio;Lofrese, Giorgio;De Waure, Chiara;Mangiola, Annunziato;Pompucci, Angelo;Balducci, Mario;Lauriola, Libero;Anile, Carmelo;Maira, Giulio
2011
Abstract
It is a prevalent myth that a postoperative infection may actually confer a survival advantage in patients with malignant glioma. This contention is based largely on anecdotal reports. Recently, a single-center study showed there was no survival advantage in those patients who had glioblastoma with postoperative infection.
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