Abstract
Low grade gliomas (LGG) are slow-growing brain tumors that typically affect young adults. While treatable with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, LGG are not curable and carry a poorer prognosis than is generally recognized. We review the diagnosis, natural history, and treatment of LGG, with an emphasis on evidence-based management options as well as areas of ongoing research.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Neuro-oncology |
| Subtitle of host publication | First Edition |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
| Pages | 76-85 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780470655757 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 29 2012 |
Keywords
- 1p/19q
- Astrocytoma
- Chemotherapy
- Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)
- Low grade glioma
- Oligoastrocytoma
- Oligodendroglioma
- Prognosis
- Radiation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
- General Medicine
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