Results of radiation treatment of medulloblastoma in adults
โ Scribed by C. Haie; M. Schlienger; J.P. Constans; J.F. Meder; A. Reynaud; C. Ghenim
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 597 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. Because medulloblastoma (MB) is rare in adults, the few studies on this condition have been retrospective, and the followโup has tended to be short. Furthermore, the different therapeutic strategies used in these patients has made it difficult to assess survival rates an
Thirty-one children under the age of 15 years with verified medulloblastoma were treated at Addenbrookes Hospital from 1940 to 1976. In addition to surgical treatment, all received high dose irradiation to the whole neuraxis. Nine were still alive in 1979, of whom eight were examined. All these pati