Pilocytic Astrocytoma - Mortality

Mortality

After total resection the 10-year survival rate is 90%. After incomplete resection, the 10-year survival rate is as high as 45%. Morbidity is determined by the location (and accessibility) of the tumor and with the associated complications for a tumor resection.

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