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ReviewChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2015

Factors affecting survival of medulloblastoma in children: the changing concept of management.

Tai-Tong Wong, Yen-Lin Liu, Donald Ming-Tak Ho, Kai-Ping Chang, Muh-Lii Liang, Hsin-Hung Chen, Yi-Yen Lee, Feng-Chi Chang, Shih-Chieh Lin, Ting-Rong Hsu and 7 more

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Review in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Medulloblastoma: Current Perspectives and Recent Advances.Brain tumor research and treatment · 2023
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  6. Large cell/anaplastic medulloblastoma is associated with poor prognosis-a retrospective analysis at a single institute.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Tai-Tong WongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. ttwong99@tmu.edu.tw.
Yen-Lin LiuDepartment of Pediatrics, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Donald Ming-Tak HoDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kai-Ping ChangDepartment of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Muh-Lii LiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsin-Hung ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yi-Yen LeeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Feng-Chi ChangDepartment of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shih-Chieh LinDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ting-Rong HsuDepartment of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kuo-Wei ChenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wei-Kang KwangDepartment of Pathology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wu-Yu HouDepartment of Radiology, Chen Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chung-Yih WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sang-Hue YenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wan-You GuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yi-Wei ChenDepartment of Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming University, School of Medicine, 201 Sec 2 Shi Pai Rd, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan. chenyw@vghtpe.gov.tw.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medulloblastoma (MB) is a type of malignant tumor arising only in the cerebellum that was first defined by Cushing and Bailey in 1920s. In this review paper, we trace the evolution of risk stratification and the correlated changing concept of management in the past years. Outcome analysis of the hospital series of the Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, and Taipei Medical University Hospital was performed to correlate prognostic indicators with reported studies. The purpose is to provide clues for age-specific and risk-adjusted optimal, effective, but beneficial and protective treatment strategies of these tumors in children.

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Cerebellar NeoplasmsDisease ManagementMedulloblastomaAdolescentAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTaiwanTreatment Outcome

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