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Cystic cerebellar astrocytomas in childhood
Author(s) -
Griffin Thomas W.,
Beaufait David,
Blasko John C.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197907)44:1<276::aid-cncr2820440147>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , radiation therapy , survival rate , orthopedic surgery , astrocytoma , resection , glioma , cancer research
Thirty‐nine patients with low grade cystic cerebellar astrocytomas were treated at the University of Washington and Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle, Washington, between 1955 and 1977; 29 were treated with partial or complete resection alone, and 10 received radiation therapy after various types of surgical procedures. With a mean follow‐up time of 7 years, the survival rate for patients who had complete resections of their primary disease was 100%. The relapse‐free survival rate was 82%. The relapse‐free survival rate for patients treated primarily with partial resection alone was 36%. Postoperative irradiation after partial resection for both primary and recurrent disease resulted in a relapse‐free survival rate of 83%. If complete tumor excision is not possible, postoperative radiation therapy is recommended following partial resection.