Medulloblastomas: a review of modern management with a report on 75 cases.
The authors summarize the 8-year experience of a tertiary medical center with 75 cases of medulloblastoma in Saudi Arabia. A discussion of the evolution of modern management of this difficult problem ensues. As 5-year survival statistics approach 80% in some institutions, attention is being focused on the long-term effects of modern therapy and the quality of life led by these children.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed