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Do pilocytic astrocytomas have a benign course in adult patients?

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boxed-textStüer C et al. (2007) Frequent recurrence and progression in pilocytic astrocytoma in adults. Cancer 110: 2799–2808

A gross total resection should be attempted whenever possible for patients with a PCA, and Ki-67 staining should be performed on all biopsied or resected PCA tissue for prognostic purposes and to aid decisions regarding the need for further therapy

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