A patient with a brain tumor is going to have an ablative procedure to treat the mass. A potential reason for this procedure would be:
1. A way to preserve eloquent areas of the brain.
2. The tumor is in an easy-to-reach area of the brain.
3. The tumor is too large to resect.
4. The tumor is small and is in a hard-to-reach area of the brain.
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Rationale 1: This procedure is not designed to preserve but to destroy blood supply to a tumor.
Rationale 2: If a tumor is too large, it is initially treated with radiation to shrink to a more manageable size for surgical removal. This is then followed with chemotherapy.
Rationale 3: The ablation procedure is used for small, nonaccessible tumors.
Rationale 4: An alternative to surgery would be ablative procedures that cause cell death and necrosis of the tumor over time. They are most appropriate for people with smaller tumors in nonaccessible areas.
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