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8329303

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-8-19
pubmed:abstractText
Optic pathway gliomas follow an unpredictable course. Some remain static for years; others increase rapidly in size and often lead to death. This unpredictability, along with the histological similarity of these tumors, has resulted in controversy about their management. We have reviewed the results of management of all 62 patients with a diagnosis of optic pathway/hypothalamic glioma treated at The Hospital for Sick Children during the years 1976-1990. Twelve patients received no direct treatment, and 3 only a biopsy. Six patients were treated with radiotherapy alone. Eight patients received radiotherapy following a biopsy. Seventeen patients were treated by resection alone and 16 had a resection followed by radiotherapy. Eight patients received chemotherapy in addition to other therapy, and in 5 of them the chemotherapy was given as an initial therapy. Forty-eight patients are well with their visual deficits but 7 of them are receiving hormone replacement therapy. Six patients have significant neurologic deficits and 8 have died.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1016-2291
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
186-95
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Optic pathway/hypothalamic gliomas: a dilemma in management.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports