Low rates of recurrence and slow progression of pediatric pilocytic astrocytoma after gross-total resection: justification for reducing surveillance imaging.

Dodgshun, Andrew J; Maixner, Wirginia J; Hansford, Jordan R; Sullivan, Michael J

Dodgshun, Andrew J; Maixner, Wirginia J; Hansford, Jordan R; Sullivan, Michael J.

Affiliation

Dodgshun AJ; Children's Cancer Centre and.
Maixner WJ; Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Children's Hospital; and.
Hansford JR; Children's Cancer Centre and.
Sullivan MJ; Children's Cancer Centre and.

J Neurosurg Pediatr ; 17(5): 569-72, 2016 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26722760

Subject(s)

Astrocytoma/epidemiology; Astrocytoma/surgery; Brain Neoplasms/epidemiology; Brain Neoplasms/surgery; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/epidemiology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology; Neurosurgical Procedures/methods; Population Surveillance/methods; Adolescent; Astrocytoma/pathology; Brain Neoplasms/pathology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cost Savings; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Infant; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/economics; Male; Retrospective Studies

Key words

EFS = event-free survival; GA = general anesthesia; GTR = gross-total resection; PA = pilocytic astrocytoma; gross-total resection; oncology; pilocytic astrocytoma; surveillance

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Astrocytoma / Brain Neoplasms / Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Population Surveillance / Neurosurgical Procedures / Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Type of study: Guideline / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Language: En Journal: J Neurosurg Pediatr Journal subject: NEUROCIRURGIA / PEDIATRIA Year: 2016 Type: Article

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