A role for early surgical intervention in childhood low-grade glioma? Illustrative case

IDH-mutant gliomas, although typically an adult disease, may be diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. This early diagnosis of a tumor before it has acquired cooperating events suggests childhood origin and long latency for this more typical adult tumor. Early recognition and treatment of these tumors, before they reach their full malignant potential, may yield therapeutic benefit. Surgery may also play a key role to eliminate neoplastic cells and the acquisition of more fully malignant clones that may become more aggressive and drive disease progression many years later. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE2584.