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==Medical therapy== | ==Medical therapy== | ||
The treatment is significantly influenced by ''tumor type, morphology and location''. [[Radiation]] and [[chemotherapy]] are a key part of the treatment regime. For treatment purposes, patients are grouped as having '''''newly diagnosed''''' or '''''recurrent disease'''''. | The treatment is significantly influenced by ''tumor type, morphology and location''. [[Radiation]] and [[chemotherapy]] are a key part of the treatment regime. For treatment purposes, patients are grouped as having '''''newly diagnosed''''' or '''''recurrent disease'''''. | ||
The overview of the treatment regime is as follows: | |||
===Newly diagnosed brainstem gliomas=== | |||
====Diffuse brainstem gliomas==== | |||
:*[[Chemotherapy]] | |||
:*[[Radiation therapy]] | |||
====Focal brainstem gliomas==== | |||
:*[[Surgical resection]] (with or without radiation therapy and chemotherapy) | |||
:*Observation (with or without [[cerebrospinal fluid diversion]]) | |||
:*[[Radiation therapy]], [[chemotherapy]], and alternative approaches for inoperable focal or low-grade tumors | |||
===Recurrent brainstem gliomas=== | |||
====Diffuse brainstem gliomas==== | |||
:*[[Palliative care]] | |||
====Focal brainstem gliomas==== | |||
:*Repeat surgical resection | |||
:*Radiation therapy | |||
:*Chemotherapy | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Medical therapy
The treatment is significantly influenced by tumor type, morphology and location. Radiation and chemotherapy are a key part of the treatment regime. For treatment purposes, patients are grouped as having newly diagnosed or recurrent disease.
The overview of the treatment regime is as follows:
Newly diagnosed brainstem gliomas
Diffuse brainstem gliomas
Focal brainstem gliomas
- Surgical resection (with or without radiation therapy and chemotherapy)
- Observation (with or without cerebrospinal fluid diversion)
- Radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and alternative approaches for inoperable focal or low-grade tumors
Recurrent brainstem gliomas
Diffuse brainstem gliomas
Focal brainstem gliomas
- Repeat surgical resection
- Radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy