Gross-Total Resection

Source: Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: October 8, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Childhood CNS Teratomas

The primary treatment for teratomas is gross-total resection.[1,2][Level of evidence C1]

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Adjuvant treatment in the form of focal radiation therapy and/or adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with subtotally resected tumors is controversial. Small institutional series suggested a potential utility of stereotactic radiosurgery.[1,2][Level of evidence C1]

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stereotactic radiosurgery
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PubMed 19693515 · Original source
PubMed 19907199 · Original source

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