Eefje M. Sizoo
,Jaap C. Reijneveld
,Frank J. Lagerwaard
,Jan Buter
,Martin J. B. Taphoorn
enPhilip C. de Witt Hamer
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Watchful waiting has long been justified in the Netherlands for patients in whom a low-grade glioma is suspected.
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According to recent advances in knowledge it is clear that the course of a suspected low-grade glioma cannot be reliably determined by clinical characteristics, imaging or biopsy.
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Early resection of the tumour provides a histological diagnosis, the possibility of removing a source of epilepsy and postponement of tumour growth and progression.
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Alleviation of symptoms, sustained quality of life and cognition are at least as important an aim of treatment as survival and postponement of tumour progression.
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In our opinion, early resection should be strongly considered in every patient with a suspected low-grade glioma.
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However, radiotherapy or chemotherapy should only be considered early in the presence of unfavourable prognostic factors or persistent epilepsy.
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Each patient in whom a low-grade glioma is suspected should receive specific treatment advice from a neuro-oncological team.
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