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==Overview== | |||
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glioma. | |||
==Surgery== | |||
*Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glioma. | |||
*The aim of surgery is to: | |||
**Make a definitive diagnosis | |||
**Reduce the tumour mass to relieve the symptoms of raised intracranial pressure | |||
**Reduce the tumour mass as a precursor to adjuvant treatments | |||
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Overview
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glioma.
Surgery
- Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for glioma.
- The aim of surgery is to:
- Make a definitive diagnosis
- Reduce the tumour mass to relieve the symptoms of raised intracranial pressure
- Reduce the tumour mass as a precursor to adjuvant treatments