MEDULLOBLASTOMA IN PEDIATRIC AGE - A SINGLE-INSTITUTION REVIEW OF PROGNOSTIC FACTORS

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作者
CERVONI, L
CANTORE, G
机构
[1] Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Sciences, 'La Sapienza' University of Rome, Rome, I-00185, Viale dell' Università
关键词
MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR; RADIOTHERAPY;
D O I
10.1007/BF00303809
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
We report a retrospective study of 35 cases of medulloblastoma in pediatric patients treated at our institution during an 18-year period. Ten of the patients were infants (age < 2 years) and 25 were children (age > 2 years). The main factors affecting prognosis were total removal of the tumor (P < 0.01) and tumor stage (P < 0.01). There were no differences between the survival rate of infants and children, infants had a worse prognosis in regard to quality of life than children.
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