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Revision as of 17:16, 12 October 2015

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Because of their diffusely infiltrating nature, oligodendrogliomas cannot be completely resected and are not curable by surgical excision.

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 ==Overview==
 ==Surgery==
-Because of their diffusely infiltrating nature, oligodendrogliomas cannot be completely resected and are not curable by [[surgery|surgical excision]].  If the tumor mass compresses adjacent brain structures, a [[neurosurgery|neurosurgeon]] will typically remove as much of the tumor as he or she can without damaging other critical, healthy brain structures. Surgery may be followed up by [[chemotherapy]], [[radiation]], or a mix of both. Oligodendrogliomas, like all other infiltrating [[gliomas]], have a very high (almost uniform) rate of recurrence and gradually increase in grade over time.  Recurrent tumors are generally treated with more aggressive chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Recently, [[stereotactic surgery]] has proven successful in treating small tumors that have been diagnosed early.
+Because of their diffusely infiltrating nature, oligodendrogliomas cannot be completely resected and are not curable by [[surgery|surgical excision]].
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