Observation Without Intervention

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

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

Observation, without any intervention, is an option for patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) or incidentally found, asymptomatic tumors.[2] Spontaneous regressions of optic pathway gliomas have been reported in children with and without NF1.[3,4]

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PubMed 15287457 · Original source
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