Pineal and suprasellar germinomas. Results of radiation treatment.
J Neurosurg
; 48(1): 99-107, 1978 Jan.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-619029
ABSTRACT
The results of radiation treatment of 52 patients with a tumor in the pineal region or a suprasellar germinoma are analyzed. The overall 5-year survival rate was 59%. Ten patients in whom initial biopsy confirmed pineal germinoma were all alive 2 to 121 months from diagnosis, although two developed meningeal seeding at 2 and 7 months. Twelve of 15 patients 25 years old or younger with an unbiopsied tumor in the pineal region were alive 12 to 225 months after irradiation, with a 5-year survival rate of 81%. In comparison only five of 16 patients older than 25 years with a pineal region tumor survived, a 5-year survival rate of 37%. This marked age dependence in survival rates was attributed to a high proportion of germinomas in the younger patients and gliomas in the older patients.
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Assunto principal:
Pinealoma
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Disgerminoma
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1978
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Article