Second Surgery

Source: Childhood Astrocytomas, Other Gliomas, and Glioneuronal/Neuronal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: April 14, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Treatment of Progressive/Recurrent Circumscribed Astrocytic Gliomas, Pediatric-Type Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas, and Glioneuronal/Neuronal Tumors

Consideration of surgical intervention must be individualized based on the following:

Initial tumor type.

Length of time between initial treatment and tumor recurrence/progression.

Clinical picture.

Utility of second surgery is impacted by site of recurrence and the probability of obtaining a near-total resection/gross-total resection without significant neurological injury.[6]

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PubMed 11423771 · Original source

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