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[[Surgery]] plays a critical role in obtaining [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]] to make an accurate [[diagnosis]]. Surgery alone is not curative. In addition, 30% of the AT/RTs are located supratentorially and there is a predilection for the cerebello-pontine angle<ref>[http://www.utmb.edu/otoref/Grnds/Mass-CPA-040602/Mass-CPA-slides-040602.pdf PDF</ref> which makes surgical resection difficult. One-third or more children will have [[disseminated disease]] at the time of diagnosis. Total or near-total resections are often not possible. | [[Surgery]] plays a critical role in obtaining [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]] to make an accurate [[diagnosis]]. Surgery alone is not curative. In addition, 30% of the AT/RTs are located supratentorially and there is a predilection for the cerebello-pontine angle<ref>[http://www.utmb.edu/otoref/Grnds/Mass-CPA-040602/Mass-CPA-slides-040602.pdf PDF</ref> which makes surgical resection difficult. One-third or more children will have [[disseminated disease]] at the time of diagnosis. Total or near-total resections are often not possible. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Surgery plays a critical role in obtaining tissue to make an accurate diagnosis. Surgery alone is not curative. In addition, 30% of the AT/RTs are located supratentorially and there is a predilection for the cerebello-pontine angle[1] which makes surgical resection difficult. One-third or more children will have disseminated disease at the time of diagnosis. Total or near-total resections are often not possible.