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ArticleNeuro-oncology practice2018

Profound hearing loss following surgery in pediatric patients with posterior fossa low-grade glioma.

Yahya Ghazwani, Ibrahim Qaddoumi, Johnnie K Bass, Shengjie Wu, Jason Chiang, Frederick Boop, Amar Gajjar, Zsila Sadighi

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Article in Neuro-oncology practice, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Yahya GhazwaniDepartment of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA.
Ibrahim QaddoumiDepartment of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA.
Johnnie K BassRehabilitation Services, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA.
Shengjie WuDepartment of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA.
Jason ChiangDepartment of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA.
Frederick BoopDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA.
Amar GajjarDepartment of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA.
Zsila SadighiDepartment of Pediatric Medicine, Division of Neurology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · USSemmes Murphey Foundation · US

Funding

Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI SUZANNE J. BAKER · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHearing loss may occur in patients with posterior fossa low-grade glioma who undergo surgery.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 217 patients with posterior fossa low-grade glioma, including 115 for whom results of hearing tests performed after surgery and before chemotherapy or radiation therapy were available. We explored the association of UHL with age at diagnosis, sex, race, tumor location, extent of resection, posterior fossa syndrome, ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement, and histology.

resultsOf the 115 patients, 15 (13.0%: 11 male, 6 black, 8 white, 1 multiracial; median age 7 years [range, 1.3-17.2 years]) had profound UHL after surgery alone or before receiving ototoxic therapy. Median age at tumor diagnosis was 6.8 years (range, 0.7-14.1 years), and median age at surgery was 6.8 years (range, 0.7-14.1 years). Patients with UHL had pathology characteristic of pilocytic astrocytoma (n = 10), ganglioglioma (n = 4), or low-grade astrocytoma (n = 1). Of these 15 patients, 4 underwent biopsy, 1 underwent gross total resection, 1 underwent near-total resection, and 9 underwent subtotal resection. UHL was more frequent in black patients than in white patients (OR 7.3,

conclusionsChildren undergoing surgery for posterior fossa low-grade glioma are at risk for UHL, which may be related to race or extent of resection. These patients should receive postoperative audiologic testing, as earlier intervention may improve outcomes.

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hearing losslow-grade gliomapediatricposterior fossasurgery

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PMID29770223
PMCPMC5946892
OpenAlexW2780225916

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