title: Cerebellar medulloblastomas in adults.
abstract: A retrospective analysis of 32 patients older than 16 years of age treated at Neurosurgical Department of Hacettepe University within the last 30 years (1959-1988) for cerebellar medulloblastoma was considered. The clinical features, treatment modalities and outcome are discussed. The survival rates for 5 and 10 years were 14% and 7% respectively. The results are compared with that of literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Tekkök
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Süzer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozgen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erbengi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis