Surgical Strategies in Neuro-Oncology: Optimizing Outcomes for Brain and Spinal Tumors
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 134
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Interests: neuro-oncology; awake surgery; glioma surgery; spine surgery; intramedullary tumors surgery; intraventricular tumor surgery
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Dear Colleagues,
In modern neuro-oncological care, neurosurgical treatment remains an essential component in the management of patients with brain and spinal tumors. Over the last two decades, continuous advances in microsurgical techniques, neuroimaging, intraoperative navigation, neuromonitoring, and perioperative care have substantially improved the safety and precision of neurosurgical procedures. As a result, surgery has played a renewed and increasingly important role in multidisciplinary neuro-oncology.
At the same time, expectations regarding treatment outcomes have evolved. Beyond survival alone, functional preservation, neurological outcomes, quality of life, and the timely integration of adjuvant oncological therapies have become key measures of therapeutic success. These developments challenge neurosurgeons to critically re-evaluate everyday treatment strategies and to generate clinically relevant evidence from real-world practice.
This Special Issue will highlight the role of neurosurgical strategies in optimizing outcomes for patients with primary and secondary brain tumors, as well as spinal tumors. We particularly welcome original clinical studies and reviews addressing practical and outcome-orientated questions in neurosurgical oncology, with an emphasis on large, multicenter, and prospective investigations.
For this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Surgical strategies for primary and metastatic brain tumors;
- Neurosurgical treatment of spinal tumors and spinal metastases;
- Extent of resection and oncological outcomes;
- Functional preservation and quality of life after neuro-oncological surgery;
- Perioperative decision-making in neurosurgical oncology;
- Integration of surgery into multidisciplinary neuro-oncological care;
- Timing of surgery and its impact on further oncological treatment;
- Real-world clinical data and multicenter studies in neuro-oncology;
- Innovations in surgical planning, intraoperative guidance, and monitoring;
- Predictors of postoperative functional and oncological outcomes.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Ramazan Jabbarli
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neuro-oncology
- brain tumors
- glioma
- glioblastoma
- brain metastases
- spinal tumors
- spinal metastases
- neurosurgery
- surgical strategy
- outcome research
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