Adjuvant Temozolomide Chemotherapy for Treatment of Papillary Tumor of the Pineal Region
| Autor: | Agnese Assi, Sergio M. Gaini, Rolando Campanella, Dario Bauer, Manuela Caroli, Martin Lorenzetti, C. Arienta, F. Motta |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Vision Disorders Neurosurgical Procedures Temozolomide medicine Humans Combined Modality Therapy Antineoplastic Agents Alkylating Gait Disorders Neurologic Chemotherapy Ophthalmoplegia medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Pineocytoma Papillary tumor Magnetic resonance imaging medicine.disease Immunohistochemistry Magnetic Resonance Imaging Carcinoma Papillary Surgery Hydrocephalus Dacarbazine Radiation therapy Chemotherapy Adjuvant Female Neurology (clinical) Neoplasm Recurrence Local Tomography X-Ray Computed business Pinealoma Follow-Up Studies medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | World Neurosurgery. 76:160-163 |
| ISSN: | 1878-8750 |
| Popis: | Background We present a personal case of papillary pineocytoma in a 42-year-old woman. Methods The lesion was first treated surgically both for diagnostic aims and for resolution of the mass effect causing hydrocephalus and correlated neurological disturbances. Because the tumor recurred after surgery and radiotherapy, we decided to further treat the patient with chemotherapy, in particular with temozolomide. Results Currently, almost 9 years after the first treatment, the patient is symptom-free and follow-up magnetic resonance imaging shows no tumor recurrence. Conclusion Although surgery should be considered the first-choice therapy, we think that temozolomide can be a valid option in case of recurrence of these rare tumors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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