Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma surgery

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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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Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for subependymal giant cell astrocytoma.
Treatment of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma has been solely surgical because of a lack of responsiveness to other strategies such as chemotherapy or radiation. The latter may also be associated with an increased risk of secondary malignancies.^[1]

↑ Roth, Jonathan; Roach, E. Steve; Bartels, Ute; Jóźwiak, Sergiusz; Koenig, Mary Kay; Weiner, Howard L.; Franz, David N.; Wang, Henry Z. (2013). "Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma: Diagnosis, Screening, and Treatment. Recommendations From the International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Consensus Conference 2012". Pediatric Neurology. 49 (6): 439–444. doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.08.017. ISSN 0887-8994.