Glioma surgery: Difference between revisions

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Revision as of 13:41, 24 September 2015

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glioma.^[1]

Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glioma.^[1]
The aim of surgery is to:
- Make a definitive diagnosis
- debulking the tumor will relieve the features of raised intracranial pressure
- Reduce the tumor mass as a precursor to adjuvant treatments

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 *The aim of surgery is to:
 **Make a definitive diagnosis
-**Reduce the tumour mass to relieve the symptoms of raised intracranial pressure
+**debulking the tumor will relieve the features of raised intracranial pressure
-**Reduce the tumour mass as a precursor to adjuvant treatments
+**Reduce the tumor mass as a precursor to adjuvant treatments
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