title: Posterior fossa ependymoblastoma diagnosed in the second month of life: uneventful 12 years survival after gross total resection followed by chemotherapy.
abstract: We report on an infant who underwent gross total resection (GTR) of a posterior fossa ependymoblastoma in the second month of life followed by chemotherapy with uneventful long-term survival for 12 years. Postoperative radiotherapy has been considered obligate to have a chance for prolonged survival, but is inadvisable in infants. To our knowledge, this is the first reported long-term survival in an infant treated for ependymoblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospital, Postboks 4950, Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Bernt Johan
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Due-Tønnessen
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospital, Postboks 4950, Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Arild
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Egge
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospital, Postboks 4950, Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Tryggve
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lundar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Bård
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krossnes
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Einar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stensvold
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Paulina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Due-Tønnessen
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Petter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brandal
keywords: Long-term survival; Pediatric neurosurgery; Posterior fossa ependymoblastoma