Title: Treatment of pineal area non-mature teratomas in children (a report of 20 cases)
Abstract: Objective To provide the preliminary experience and basis for standard treatment of pineal area non-mature terotomas in children.Methods The clinical data of 20 children with pineal area non-mature terotomas,who were treated in our hospital from 2002 to 2008,were analyzed retrospectively.Of 20 children with pineal area non-mature teratomas,8 received radiotherapy and chemotherapy after the neurosurgery,9 underwent neurosurgery after the terotomas were shrunk by radiotherapy,and 3 only underwent neurosurgery.All the children were followed up from 2 to 6 years (mean,3 years).Results The following up showed that no terotomas recurred in 17 children receiving radiotherapy,chemotherapy and neurosurgery,3 only receiving neurosurgery died of the recurrence of the terotomas 9 months (mean) after the neurosurgery.Conclusions The curative effect of comprehensive treatment including neurosurgery,radiotherapy and chemotherapy on the pineal area non-mature terotomas in children is good,but the curative effect of only neurosurgery on them is bad.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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