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Supratentorial Low Grade Astrocytoma:Prognostic Factors, Dedifferentiation, and the Issue of Early Versus Late Surgery JNNP 64:581-587, van Veelen,M.L.C.,et al, 1998 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Due to the retrospective nature of the study only restricted conclusions can be drawn.Low grade glioma with epilepsy as the single symptom has a much better prognosis than if accompanied by other symptoms.This prognosis is not influenced by the timing of the surgery.It seems,therefore,safe to defer surgery until clinical or radiological progression in low grade glioma with epilepsy only.

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