Surgical Treatment and Clinical Characteristics of Children′s Thalamic Tumors
- VernacularTitle:丘脑肿瘤的临床特征和外科治疗
- Author:
li-quan, XU
;
wei, XU
;
qi-wu, XU
;
rong, XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
thalamic tumor;
clinical characteristics;
surgery;
treatment;
child
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2004;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the clinical characteristics and effects of surgical treatment of children with thalamic tumors.Methods The clinical data of 22 cases were retrospectively studied and followed-up 6 months to 9 years.Results There were 13 boys and 9 girls,their ages ranging from 3 to 13 years.The average duration of symptoms before diagnosis about 2 months.Headache and papilledem were the most symptoms and signs,respectively.Most children′s thalamic tumors were low grade tumors with clear verge.In this group,good results were obtained that total remove 9 cases,subtotal remove 8 cases,partial remove 3 cases,biopsy 2 cases and no surgical death.Conclusions Clinical character of children thalamic tumors is distinct and good surgical results in the nearly future.The long results are determined by type of pathology.
