MALIGNANT BRAIN-TUMORS IN THE ELDERLY

The increase in the incidence of primary brain tumors in the elderly o ver the last decade represents a serious problem because of the severe disability and risk of death associated with this disease. Surgery re mains the mainstay of the management of malignant gliomas, and the mag nitude of the resection correlates with the length of survival. The ad ditional standard treatment modalities are reviewed. This article also discusses novel approaches being evaluated to treat both newly diagno sed and recurrent brain tumors.