[A study of usefulness of chemotherapy in long-term survival choroid plexus carcinoma case of childhood].
We report a girl who was diagnosed with choroid plexus carcinoma at the age of 7 and has had an active daily life in the 11 years after onset. She underwent two tumor excision operations and received radiotherapy followed by intensive chemotherapy using cisplatin, carboplatin, and etoposide. In general, the prognosis of choroid plexus carcinoma is very poor, especially in the childhood cases, since no optimal treatment for choroid plexus carcinoma has yet been established. However, the results of analyses of the present long-term survival case, and similar long-term survival cases in the literature, strongly suggest the usefulness of chemotherapy in the treatment of choroid plexus carcinoma in children.
Takahashi
Hiroshi
H
Dept. of Neurosurgery, Nippon Medical School Dai-ni Hospital.
Kusanagi
Hiroaki
H
Yamaguchi
Fumio
F
Yoshida
Daizo
D
Teramoto
Akira
A
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D016545:Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017741:Survivors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005047:Etoposide; D016190:Carboplatin; D002945:Cisplatin