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SUBMITTER: Ajithkumar T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6374757 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ajithkumar Thankamma T Imbulgoda Naduni N Rees Elliott E Harris Fiona F Horan Gail G Burke Amos A Jefferies Sarah S Price Stephen S Cross Justin J Allinson Kieren K
Neuro-oncology 20190201 2
The 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors includes numerous uncommon (representing ≤1% of tumors) low-grade (grades I-II) brain neoplasms with varying clinical behaviors and outcomes. Generally, gross tumor or maximal safe resection is the primary treatment. Adjuvant treatments, though their exact role is unknown, may be considered individually based on pathological subtypes and a proper assessment of risks and benefits. Targetable mut ...[more]