title: Successful combination chemotherapy (cisplatin, vinblastine, and bleomycin) with small-dose irradiation in the treatment of pineoblastoma metastasized into spinal cord: case report.
abstract: A case of successful combination chemotherapy using cisplatin, vinblastine, and bleomycin (PVB) therapy with small-dose irradiation (25 Gy) to treat a pineoblastoma that metastasized into the lumbar region through the cerebrospinal fluid is presented. Pain in the lower extremities and urinary incontinence with paraplegia improved during irradiation of the spinal cord after two courses of PVB therapy administered during a period of 6 weeks. The patient is presently attending school normally and has a score of 100% on the Karnofsky performance scale 4 years after therapy. These results suggest that combination chemotherapy with small-dose back-up radiotherapy may be one of the treatments of choice for recurrent or disseminated pineoblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kochi Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurisaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arisawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moriki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D014747:Vinblastine; D002945:Cisplatin