Adult Low-Grade Gliomas
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Multidisciplinary management of adult low grade gliomas.
BACKGROUND Adult hemispheric low grade gliomas (LGG) cover a pathologic spectrum which has specific clinical, histological and molecular characteristics. The optimal management of these tumors is still a controversial topic in international literature. METHODS We evaluated scientific papers from the literature (Medline and Cochrane Library to date) and we compared the results found there with...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurosurgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0148-396X
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000426216.20454.22