[Management of medulloblastoma in children: the experience of a single institution in Liege from 1991 to 2005]

A C Fransolet; J D Born; J P Misson; M F Dresse; P Forget; L Rausin; B Otto; E Weerts; I Rutten; M T Closon; S Bolle; M C Lebrethon; M Mouchamps; C Hoyoux

[Management of medulloblastoma in children: the experience of a single institution in Liege from 1991 to 2005]

Rev Med Liege. 2007 Apr;62(4):200-4.

[Article in French]

Authors

A C Fransolet¹, J D Born, J P Misson, M F Dresse, P Forget, L Rausin, B Otto, E Weerts, I Rutten, M T Closon, S Bolle, M C Lebrethon, M Mouchamps, C Hoyoux

Affiliation

¹ CHR Citadelle, Liège.

PMID: 17566389

Abstract

We present the experience of the Citadelle Hospital (Liege, B) in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of medulloblastoma in children. A retrospective study of 10 cases of medulloblastoma was performed. Five years after diagnosis, the event-free survival was 77%.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Belgium
Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms / genetics
Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Child
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Intracranial Hypertension / surgery
Male
Medulloblastoma / diagnosis
Medulloblastoma / genetics
Medulloblastoma / surgery*
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Remission Induction
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome