作者: George W. Koutsouras , Monserrat Almaguer Ascencio , Zulma Tovar-Spinoza
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48047-9_7
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摘要: Brain tumors are known to be the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in pediatric population. Surgical resection brain may result a permanent cognitive deficit or some other lasting neurological dysfunction. Chemotherapy has multiple side effects and radiation therapy includes risk radiation-induced damage secondary tumors. MRI-guided LITT is an evolving successful alternative form therapy. Pilocytic astrocytomas, ependymomas, medulloblastomas, subependymal giant cell hypothalamic hamartomas most commonly studied forms seen treated with promising results MRIgLITT. The technique been associated limited complications short hospital length stay could considered as initial adjuvant several advantages for