A skull base glioma, and the comatose patient was also showing signs of brain herniation.
As soon as Yan Feifan heard Dr. Qiu Ge's description, he understood that this was purely a last-ditch effort.
Tumor resections in the skull base region were among the most difficult and complex areas of neurosurgery.
The margins of a glioma are extremely irregular, making it difficult to remove completely, and it is prone to recurrence.
The signs of brain herniation indicated that time was of the essence, leaving a very narrow window for surgery.
All these difficult factors combined meant one thing: the patient was knocking on death's door.
Dr. Qiu Ge was truly just trying her luck and leaving the rest to fate.
Yan Feifan looked at the cranial MRI scans on the tablet and asked, "Dr. Qiu, to what extent do you want the tumor to shrink?"
Qiu Ge used a stylus on the tablet screen, drawing as she explained, "These areas on the brainstem absolutely cannot be damaged."
"If the glioma here..."
