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Surgery

The goal of the surgery is:

- obtain tissue for pathological analysis

-achieve an “uncomplicated” gross tumour resection (GTR)

-control possible neurological symptoms associated with

mass effect

GTR (over 90% resection) is associated with a longer PFS