A.C. was a 72-year-old female who was diagnosed with a very aggressive brain tumour called a glioblastoma. She had a craniotomy (a neurosurgical procedure) to remove the tumour. Then she started on a radiotherapy treatment for her brain tumour.

The family retained RCM Health to provide advice and explore treatment options.

Her children were very smart and advocated for their mother. They wanted the best treatment for their mother. They started to do the research to explore options.

One of the children found a highly skilled neurosurgeon who has a special expertise in redoing the first surgery to resect glioblastomas. 

RCM Health arranged for the neurosurgeon to review A.C.'s case. We all met using a video platform. We shared the patient's MRI of her brain. To our surprise, most of the tumour was still present. The family had thought that most of the tumour had been resected or removed. What had transpired during the first surgery was just a small wedge resection. About 90% of the tumour remained.

We wondered why. Then we learned that there is a dogma or belief held by some neurosurgeons that glioblastomas cannot be resected. It is not an evidence-based belief, but the dogma is commonly held by some neurosurgeons.

The new neurosurgeon explained to the patient and her family that the tumor could be totally resected by him and his team. That was very good news. The patient was operated on by the more expert neurosurgeon and has done well. We are hoping for an extra 3 to 4 years for A.C. with this procedure.

We wondered why this neurosurgeon was able to be so effective compared to other neurosurgeons. Then we learned about his medical device that allows the neurosurgeon to identify the tumour margins while operating. This seems to be the secret sauce that gives him and his team the ability to save lives by resecting/removing much more tumour mass with glioblastomas compared to other neurosurgeons. The medical device that he and his team employ uses AI and can, within seconds, identify a tumour’s margins with about 97% accuracy. 

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