ABSTRACT
Due to the misconception that the low-grade astrocytic tumors are uniformly benign neoplasms curable by surgery alone, there has been widespread and long-lasting underestimation of the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges posed by these tumors. This chapter and Chapter 13b will detail the broad spectrum of presentation, biologic behavior, and basic management strategies for the group of histopathologically variable tumors categorized as low-grade glioma.
