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Ask Mayo Clinic: Can some brain tumors now be treated with laser therapy instead of open surgery?

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Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive surgical technique that uses laser heat to destroy targeted brain tissue. It serves as an alternative to traditional open surgery for certain brain tumors.

LITT is a minimally invasive surgical technique that uses heat from a laser to destroy, or ablate, a targeted area of tissue in the brain.

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