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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'''''.<ref> Treatment of brainstem gliomas. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/hp/child-glioma-treatment-pdq#section/_45</ref><ref>Classification of Brainstem gliomas. Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/brainstem-glioma</ref>


The overview of the treatment regime is as follows:
The overview of the treatment regime is as follows:

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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]

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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.[1][2]

The overview of the treatment regime is as follows:

"Newly diagnosed" brainstem gliomas

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References

  1. Treatment of brainstem gliomas. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/hp/child-glioma-treatment-pdq#section/_45
  2. Classification of Brainstem gliomas. Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/brainstem-glioma


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