ISSN:
1432-1076
Schlagwort(e):
Germinoma
;
Teratoma
;
Pineocytoma
;
Pinealoblastoma
;
Astrocytoma
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Medizin
Notizen:
Abstract In Germany, the relative frequency of pineal region tumours seems to be much higher than hitherto assumed. At the University Hospital Hamburg, from 1980–1985 17 children with pineal region tumours were encountered amongst 102 children with CNS tumours. Two-cell-type germinoma is the most frequent pineal region tumour. Cerebrospinal fluid cytology is highly successful in identifying this germ cell tumour. Surgical removal has become a reasonably safe procedure in the treatment of pineal region tumours and was successful in all 10 cases so treated. In addition, our patients with two-cell-type germinomas received craniospinal axis radiation. All children, treated by both surgical removal and craniospinal exis radiation are so far relapse-free and are functioning on a pretreatment level.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00716466
