Malignant Cerebral Edema Secondary to Gliadel Wafers in the Early Postsurgical Period
Malignant Cerebral Edema Secondary to Gliadel Wafers in the Early Postsurgical Period作者机构：Department of Anesthesiology Intensive Care and Pain Treatment Nuestra Sra de Cande-laria University Hospital Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain Department of Neurosurgery Nuestra Sra de Candelaria University Hospital Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain
出 版 物：《Open Journal of Anesthesiology》 (麻醉学期刊（英文）)
年 卷 期：2015年第5卷第4期
页 面：72-74页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Malignant Glioma Carmustine Wafer Cerebral Edema Cytotoxic Effect
摘 要：High grade gliomas are the commonest intrinsic brain tumours and account for more average years of life lost than all the common cancers. It has become the commonest cause of cancer death in men under the age of 45 and women under the age of 35. Although surgical resection can greatly reduce tumour bulk, complete excision is virtually impossible due to the infiltrative nature of these tumours. In an attempt to treat the infiltrating tumour cells, there has been much interest in using local therapies inserted at the time of surgery. The authors report a case of fatal cerebral edema unresponsive to aggressive medical and surgical assessment that finally evolved to premature death in the early postsurgical period, after the craniotomy and implantation of Gliadel wafers. They note that high doses of dexamethasone were insufficient to prevent cerebral edema and death. A search for corticosteroid use and dosing for patients treated with Gliadel wafers in the published literature revealed no recommendations on the doses of steroids to be administered. In our opinion this is a very important issue and maybe the key point for the treatment of this disease, and may need to be addressed with treatment guidelines in the near future in order to ensure better results on patient’s survival. Prior to this case review there had been two similar report but a later presentation. So we think that this is the first case report of acute fulminant cerebral edema secondary to gliadel wafers in the early period.
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