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How would you manage a rare presentation of an older adult after gross total resection of an "infant-type hemispheric glioma" of the left frontal lobe, IDH1 negative and negative for MYB fusions?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Arizona
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Infant-type hemispheric gliomas (IHGs) are rare high-grade astrocytic tumors characterized by giant size and abundant vascularity, often with regions of cystic transformation. They are aggressive brain tumors that occur during early infancy, usually between 0 and 12 months of age. They are often very large at the time of diagnosis, sometimes occupying over 50% of the cerebral volume. Molecularly, these large tumors are driven by unique alterations in receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) fusions (such ...

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