Journal article
A comparison of the roles of surgery and radiation therapy in the management of craniopharyngiomas
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, Vol.16(1), pp.17-24
1989
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(89)90005-9
PMID: 2912938
Abstract
Fifty-two patients with craniopharyngioma were seen between January 1961 and July 1986. Of these, 40 were treated with surgery alone, 8 with surgery and postoperative radiotherapy, and 3 with radiotherapy alone. One patient received no treatment. For the group treated with surgery alone, 33% (
13
40
) had local tumor control, 42.5% (
17
40
) developed major complications, and 71% (
25
35
) survived 5 years. With surgery and postoperative radiotherapy, 100% (
8
8
) had local tumor control, 25% (
2
8
) developed major complications, and 100% (
7
7
) survived 5 years. Two of the three patients treated with radiotherapy alone had local tumor control and the third was salvaged with surgery. The “complete resection” rate for 32 patients treated with radical surgery was 63% (
20
32
). Tumor control was achieved in 50% (
10
20
) of the patients treated with “complete resection” without radiotherapy, in 15% (
3
20
) of the patients treated with “incomplete resection” without radiotherapy, and in 100% (
8
8
) of the patients treated with “incomplete resection” and postoperative radiotherapy. In this series, doses of 5000–5500 cGy were as effective in achieving control as 5500–6000 or 6000–7000 cGy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A comparison of the roles of surgery and radiation therapy in the management of craniopharyngiomas
- Creators
- B-Chen WenDavid H HusseyJohn StaplesPatrick W HitchonShirish K JaniAntonio P VigliottiJ.Fred Doornbos
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, Vol.16(1), pp.17-24
- DOI
- 10.1016/0360-3016(89)90005-9
- PMID
- 2912938
- NLM abbreviation
- Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
- eISSN
- 1879-355X
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1989
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Neurosurgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984040453502771
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