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Open AccessDevelopment and implementation of a student tumor board as a teaching format for medical students
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Overall survival of malignant brain tumour patients has significantly been increased over the last years. However, therapy remains palliative, and side effects should be balanced. Once terminal phase is entere...
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Open AccessPsychooncological distress in low-grade glioma patients—a monocentric study
Patients diagnosed with low-grade glioma (LGG) must live with constant knowledge of an upcoming malignant tumor transformation which may lead to increased anxiety and reduced quality of life. Here, we (1) anal...
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Open AccessProposed definition of competencies for surgical neuro-oncology training
The aim of this work is to define competencies and entrustable professional activities (EPAs) to be imparted within the framework of surgical neuro-oncological residency and fellowship training as well as the ...
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Open AccessRisk factors for in-brain local progression in elderly patients after resection of cerebral metastases
Intracranial metastases are the most frequent brain tumor with recurrence rates after treatment of around 40–60%. Age is still considered a determinant of treatment and prognosis in this pathology. Recent stud...
