Clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of astroma
- Author:
Thoi Huu Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
astroma
- MeSH:
Therapy;
Neoplasms;
diagnosis;
therapeutics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):7-8
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
15 patients (2 women and 13 men) with astroma treated at K Hospital since 1996 were studied retrospectively. Age of patients ranged from 9 to 54 years. Site of tumors included cerebellum (2 cases), temporal lobe (6 cases), parietal lobe (6 cases) and frontal lobe (1 case). Histopathological findings showed that 4/15 astromas were at grade 1; 5/15 were at grade 2; 1/15 were at grade 3 and 1/15 was at grade 4 of malignance scale; 2/15 astromas were not scaled. 12/15 patients were removed their tumors by operation, in which 3 patients had topical recurrence of tumor were re-operated. 3 patients were operated to remove tumors partially. 15/15 patients received radiotherapy. 14/15 patients had lived over 3 months, 12/15 patients over 6 months, 9/12 patients over 1 years and 5/7 patients over 3 years after operation and radiotherapy. 2 patients had complication (severe headache). Anti-cerebral edema medications were needed
