Optic pathway tumor in children: toward a new classification for neurosurgical use.

CONCLUSION: Surgery can offer a valuable therapeutic complement for OPT without major risk of iatrogenic damage. Surgery is indispensable in cases presenting with IH, as in groups 3 and 4 lesions. Eligibility of patients to surgery can be based on this new classification system. PMID: 33232713 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Neuro-Chirurgie - November 21, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Stella I, Helleringer M, Joud A, Chastagner P, Thomas R, Klein O Tags: Neurochirurgie Source Type: research