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Astrocytomas
Astrocytomas
●For older patients with residual disease and one or more unfavorable
molecular features, is suggested immediate postoperative therapy.
●For patients who do not fall into either of these categories, the more
risk factors present, the more likely the patients are to be treated with
immediate postoperative therapy.
High grade gliomas
1. Low grade gliomas are slower growing lesions than high grade
gliomas.
2. Low grade gliomas are not benign tumors. LGG’s will eventually
reccur and develop characteristics similar to HGG’s.