see also Near total resection
No residual enhancement on immediate postoperative MRI.
GTR is associated with better QoL using the general QoL measures SF-36 and PROMIS-10 and the disease-specific PANQOL, even after controlling for baseline and outcome differences. This is especially significant in the assessment of mental health, indicating there may indeed be a psychological advantage to the patient that translates to overall well-being to have the entire tumor removed if microsurgical resection is undertaken 1).
Gross total resection (GTR) in glioblastoma (GB) and anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) patients is associated with improved survival.