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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
Prognostic factors were evaluated in 30 children with primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the posterior fossa (classical medulloblastoma or differentiated medulloblastoma). The preoperative TNM (Tumor, Node, Metastasis) staging system has been applied to estimate prognosis of patients with central nervous system tumors, but this system was not applicable in assessing the postoperative status of the tumor. To fill this need, a postoperative staging system was developed known as MAPS (Metastasis, Age, Pathology, Surgery), and in this report its efficacy is compared with that of the TNM system. The predictive values of MAPS staging in these 30 children were better than those obtained using the TNM method (MAPS r2 = -0.90; TNM r2 = 0.73; P less than 0.05).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0256-7040
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
238-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
A new staging method versus TNM staging in children with posterior fossa primitive neuroectodermal tumor (medulloblastoma).
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article