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Brain stem gliomas: patterns of care in Victoria from 1998-2000.

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Rosenthal, MA; Ashley, DM; Drummond, KJ; Dally, M; Murphy, M; Cher, L; Thursfield, V; Giles, GG
Published in: J Clin Neurosci
March 2008

This study describes the management of and outcomes for adult and paediatric patients with newly diagnosed brain stem gliomas during 1998-2000 in Victoria. Adult patients were identified in a retrospective cohort study conducted by surveying doctors involved in managing incident brainstem glioma cases identified from the population-based Victorian Cancer Registry. Paediatric cases were identified from a retrospective analysis of the Victorian Paediatric Brain tumour database for the same period. Ten adult and 14 paediatric patients were considered eligible for this study. Nine (38%) did not have a histologic diagnosis but were diagnosed on the basis of radiological appearance. Complete macroscopic resection was performed in two patients (8%). A variety of tumour types and grades were observed with surgery and radiotherapy the mainstays of therapy. No adult patients and only eight (57%) paediatric patients received chemotherapy. The median survivals for adult patients, paediatric patients with pontine lesions and paediatric patients with non-pontine lesions were: 57, 10 and 60+ months respectively.

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J Clin Neurosci

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0967-5868

Publication Date

March 2008

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start / End Page

237 / 240

Location

Scotland

Related Subject Headings

  • Victoria
  • Tomography, X-Ray
  • Survival Rate
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Registries
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
 

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Rosenthal, M. A., Ashley, D. M., Drummond, K. J., Dally, M., Murphy, M., Cher, L., … Giles, G. G. (2008). Brain stem gliomas: patterns of care in Victoria from 1998-2000. J Clin Neurosci, 15(3), 237–240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2007.04.008
Rosenthal, Mark A., David M. Ashley, Katharine J. Drummond, Michael Dally, Michael Murphy, Lawrence Cher, Vicky Thursfield, and Graham G. Giles. “Brain stem gliomas: patterns of care in Victoria from 1998-2000.J Clin Neurosci 15, no. 3 (March 2008): 237–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2007.04.008.
Rosenthal MA, Ashley DM, Drummond KJ, Dally M, Murphy M, Cher L, et al. Brain stem gliomas: patterns of care in Victoria from 1998-2000. J Clin Neurosci. 2008 Mar;15(3):237–40.
Rosenthal, Mark A., et al. “Brain stem gliomas: patterns of care in Victoria from 1998-2000.J Clin Neurosci, vol. 15, no. 3, Mar. 2008, pp. 237–40. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2007.04.008.
Rosenthal MA, Ashley DM, Drummond KJ, Dally M, Murphy M, Cher L, Thursfield V, Giles GG. Brain stem gliomas: patterns of care in Victoria from 1998-2000. J Clin Neurosci. 2008 Mar;15(3):237–240.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Clin Neurosci

DOI

ISSN

0967-5868

Publication Date

March 2008

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start / End Page

237 / 240

Location

Scotland

Related Subject Headings

  • Victoria
  • Tomography, X-Ray
  • Survival Rate
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Registries
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging