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What treatment volume should be included for a resected glioma with a large hygroma adjacent to the resection cavity?

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Radiation Oncology · Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

In general, post-operative hydroma is considered as part of surgical cavity/postoperative change. As a result, it is included in the radiation target volume. The histological grade generally doesn't impact the decision, unless, it is a WHO grade I pilocytic astrocytoma. In such case, we could consid...

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