Hemispheric supratentorial low-grade astrocytoma.
The records of 57 patients who were operated on at the Beilinson Medical Center from 1970 through 1982 for supratentorial low-grade astrocytomas were reviewed. The management of these patients was correlated with survival. Our study demonstrates that a younger age at onset and a negative radionuclide uptake on isotope scan, were the most important factors associated with a better survival rate. Extensive tumor resection combined with radiation therapy also exercised a beneficial effect in prolonging survival.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016371:Cranial Irradiation; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013667:Technetium
D013667:Technetium