Low-grade glioma with foci of early transformation does not necessarily require adjuvant therapy following radical surgical resection

Low-grade glioma (LGG) is a slow-growing tumour often found in young adults with minimal or no symptoms. As opposed to true ‘low-grade’ lesions like dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumours (DNETs), they are associated with continuous growth and inevitable malignant transformation.

Source: World Neurosurgery - November 9, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Y.Z. Al-Tamimi, M.S. Palin, T. Patankar, J. MacMullen-Price, D.J. O ’Hara, C. Loughrey, A. Chakrabarty, A. Ismail, P. Roberts, H. Duffau, J.R. Goodden, P.D. Chumas Tags: Original article Source Type: research