The management of completely resected childhood intracranial ependymoma: the argument for observation only.

Little, Andrew S; Sheean, Tyson; Manoharan, Ragavan; Darbar, Aneela; Teo, Charles

Little, Andrew S; Sheean, Tyson; Manoharan, Ragavan; Darbar, Aneela; Teo, Charles.

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Little AS; Center for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Suite 3, Level 7, Barker Street, Randwick, Sydney 2031, Australia.

Childs Nerv Syst ; 25(3): 281-4, 2009 Mar.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19153750

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

The management of children with completely resected intracranial ependymomas is controversial. We favor deferring adjuvant radiotherapy in low-risk patients, whereas others recommend radiotherapy. REVIEW This article reviews the available evidence for and against deferring radiotherapy in children with low-risk completely resected childhood ependymomas.

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Neoplasias Encefálicas/radioterapia; Neoplasias Encefálicas/cirugía; Ependimoma/radioterapia; Ependimoma/cirugía; Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/epidemiología; Niño; Humanos; Observación; Pronóstico; Radioterapia Adyuvante/efectos adversos; Radioterapia Adyuvante/métodos; Resultado del Tratamiento

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Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Neoplasias Encefálicas / Ependimoma / Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Child / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Childs Nerv Syst Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA / PEDIATRIA Año: 2009 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia

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