Brainstem gliomas--retrospective analysis of 86 patients
| Autor: | Sima Ferman, Marco A. Lima, Pericles Maranhao Filho, Denis I. Ueoka, Janio Nogueira, João Carlos S. Campos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Kaplan-Meier Estimate Central nervous system disease Young Adult Internal medicine Glioma medicine Brain Stem Neoplasms Humans Young adult Age of Onset Child Neoplasm Staging Retrospective Studies business.industry Infant Retrospective cohort study Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease Prognosis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pons Surgery Treatment Outcome Neurology Child Preschool Disease Progression Female Neurology (clinical) Brainstem Age of onset business Brain Stem |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the neurological sciences. 281(1-2) |
| ISSN: | 1878-5883 |
| Popis: | Brainstem gliomas constitute 10% of brain tumors in children and less than 2% in adults. Since therapeutic options are limited and brainstem gliomas are associated with a high morbidity and mortality, we sought to analyze the prognostic factors associated with a better outcome. We reviewed the records of 86 patients with brainstem gliomas treated between 1996 and 2006. We recorded demographic and clinical variables as well as radiological findings and survival. Patients were divided in two groups regarding overall survival: late progressors (survival >or=12 months) or early progressors (survival |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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