Open AccessRole of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Cerebral Oligodendroglioma: An Analysis of 57 Cases and a Literature Review
Author(s) -
D P Reedy,
Janet W. Bay,
Joseph F. Hahn
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198311000-00003
Subject(s) - medicine , oligodendroglioma , radiation therapy , surgery , radiology , glioma , astrocytoma , cancer research
Fifty-seven cases of histologically confirmed cerebral oligodendroglioma treated at the Cleveland Clinic between 1950 and 1980 were reviewed. No difference in the 5-year survival rate was seen in patients treated with postoperative radiation therapy vs. operation alone. These data are compared to previously published series with special emphasis on the role of radiation therapy.