Abstract

Objective: Description of clinical features, imaging finding and evaluated the short-term results of astrocytoma surgery treatment at Hue Central Hospital. Method and materials: Retrospective study and Prospective study of 30 case of astrocytoma undergone surgical treatment from January - 2015 to February - 2017. Result: The 30 patients consisted of 20 male and 10 female, whose average age was 39 ± 14.6. Most clinical symptom are headache (76.67%). The most injured region is hemisphere (66.67%) and at the back of the brain (30%). In anatomical pathology: Grade I (40%), Grade II (40%), Grade III (16.67), Grade IV (3.33%). Early postoperative outcome evaluation based on Finn standards: good (86.67%). There was no intraoperative complication. Conclution: Until now, microsurgery is the best procedure as the result of astrocyctoma resection are good, with a high rate of total resection and a low incidence of complications. Surgical treatment can improve clinical symptoms, indentify type of tumor and guide to accuracy treatment.

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