Cerebellar medulloblastoma: results of multidisciplinary treatment. Report of 120 cases.
The authors report a series of 120 cerebellar medulloblastomas. All patients were operated on between 1953 and 1982. Among them, 88 completed the treatment with radiotherapy, and 32 had additional chemotherapy. The operative mortality was 22.5%. The 5-year survival rate was 30% in the whole series. Recurrences occurred in 35 patients, associated with supratentorial or spinal metastasis in 60% of cases.
D000293:Adolescent; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011788:Quality of Life; D012574:Schools; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013997:Time Factors