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53
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Developments in imaging and in neurosurgical techniques over the past
decade have substantially altered the management of children with low-
grade astrocytoma, Indications for surgery have become more clearly de
fined, and a larger proportion of children undergo complete or subtota
l resection than in the past. Fewer receive adjuvant therapy, even tho
ugh the options in this regard are more numerous now and theoretically
likely to result in less morbidity than conventional external beam ra
diotherapy. This review will address in particular the correlations be
tween location, imaging appearance, and behavior that need to be more
widely appreciated, and present recommendations regarding the manageme
nt of these tumors. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Inc.