Multimodality therapy for medulloblastoma
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Proton therapy for paediatric medulloblastoma.
Radiation oncology has changed greatly in recent decades, driven mainly by technical advances in treatment planning and delivery. Proton radiation therapy is a further advance; however, it is more expensive than traditional photon therapy and its critics argue that its costs are not justifi ed. Proton therapy is distinct from traditional photon or x-ray-based therapy since the physical properti...
متن کاملProton beam therapy for medulloblastoma.
It is heartening to read a report of good functional outcomes following proton beam therapy in young patients with medulloblastoma, including the absence of many unpleasant side eff ects that can occur after conventional photon therapy. The authors quote UK research, which criticises the current proton therapy treatment policy of dividing the x-ray (photon) equivalent dose by 1·1. This is done ...
متن کاملMultimodality therapy for esophageal cancer.
Recent developments in the epidemiology, staging, and treatment of esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancers have led to significant changes in the way these malignancies are managed. Although a relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal cancer has been demonstrated, antireflux surgery has been shown to have no preventive effect with regard to the development of ...
متن کاملMultimodality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer.
Adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapeutic principles have in recent years received increasing attention in the management of patients with esophageal cancer. A series of randomized prospective trials has convincingly demonstrated that adjuvant postoperative radiation or chemotherapy does not result in a survival advantage after a complete tumor resection. The available data on the role of neoadjuvan...
متن کاملDisseminated aspergillosis following radiation therapy for medulloblastoma.
A 16 year old girl who underwent surgery and radiotherapy for medulloblastoma is described. Shortly following the completion of treatment symptoms developed suggestive of tumour recurrence. At post mortem the cause was identified as disseminated aspergillosis with extensive cerebral involvement. The importance of this unusual complication is discussed.
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19800215)45:4<666::aid-cncr2820450408>3.0.co;2-6