Medulloblastoma: treatment results with radiation therapy

South Med J. 1981 Sep;74(9):1047-9.

Abstract

The treatment results in 18 patients with medulloblastoma were reviewed retrospectively. All patients were treated postoperatively with simultaneous craniospinal irradiation. Forty-four percent of the total group were alive without evidence of disease. Six of the 12 patients eligible for analysis at three years after completion of treatment had continuous disease-free survival. Six patients with intracranial recurrence received a second course of whole-brain irradiation, and two of these are alive.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / mortality
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / surgery
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medulloblastoma / mortality
  • Medulloblastoma / radiotherapy*
  • Medulloblastoma / surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Time Factors