Table 4.

Indications for LITT.

Patient Age and Glioma Grade	Indications for LITT	References
Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas	Recurrent or residual tumors that are not amenable to resection or conventional radiation therapy.	[86,87]
	Newly diagnosed tumor that is not surgically accessible.	[88]
Adult Low-Grade Gliomas	Small or deep-seated tumors that are not amenable to resection or as an adjunct to surgical resection to improve the extent of resection.	[89,90,91]
High-Grade Gliomas (Grade III/IV)	As a salvage therapy for recurrent tumors or as a palliative therapy for patients with poor performance status.	[92,93,94]