Medical or Chemotherapy
- Considered largely ineffective: Chemotherapy is usually considered ineffective for localized tumors (13, 24).
- Presurgical treatment: Chemotherapy has been tried as a presurgical treatment in a child to decrease blood loss (24) and is also used in leptomeningeal disseminated cases (28).
Radiation
- Treatment of anaplasia: Radiation (50–60 Gy) has been used to treat PXAs with anaplastic features or recurrent PXAs.
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