Posterior fossa ependymoma in childhood: 60 years event-free survival after partial resection—a case report

A 13-year-old boy with severe clinical symptoms and signs underwent surgery for a posterior fossa ependymoma in 1954. The tumor was adjacent to the floor of the fourth ventricle, and surgery was complicated by profound bleeding. Therefore, only a partial resection was performed. Postoperative radiot...

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Autores principales: Lundar, Tryggve, Due-Tønnessen, Bernt Johan, Krossnes, Bård, Due-Tønnessen, Paulina, Brandal, Petter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26047947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00381-015-2766-7
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Sumario:A 13-year-old boy with severe clinical symptoms and signs underwent surgery for a posterior fossa ependymoma in 1954. The tumor was adjacent to the floor of the fourth ventricle, and surgery was complicated by profound bleeding. Therefore, only a partial resection was performed. Postoperative radiotherapy was given to the posterior fossa. The recovery was uneventful, and he has been in full-time work until the age of 62 years and is now 74 years old. Repeated MRI scans demonstrate a stable residual fourth ventricular tumor.

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