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ArticleAsian journal of neurosurgery

Histopathological Pattern and Outcome of Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children and Adults - A 20-Year Experience.

Abdul Rashid Bhat, Muhammed Afzal Wani, Altaf Rehman Kirmani

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Abdul Rashid BhatDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Muhammed Afzal WaniDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Altaf Rehman KirmaniDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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contextThe postoperative quality and span of life in posterior fossa tumors (PFTs) is complicated by the residual disease, progression, recurrence, disabilities, and mortality.

aimsThe aim of this study is to analyze the link between histopathological type of tumor and outcome in an ethnic Himalayan population of India. SETTINGS AND

designThe histopathological records of 410 out of 589 patients were compared with their clinical outcome up to the 1 MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this observational study, retrospectively postoperative records of 589 PFTs from November 1990 to December 2010 (20 years) were retrieved, scrutinized, and observed. The postoperative records of 410 patients with proved histopathological examination results were included. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: The statistical law of variance was applied wherever necessary.

resultsAbout 63.2% of 410 operated PTFs were males while females predominated in meningiomas and pineoblastomas. About 31.7% of PFTs were children (below 18 years.). About 54.1% of the cases were histologically malignant. The residual tumors comprised 40.2%, and symptoms of disease progression occurred in 10.9%. The tumor recurrence occurred in 14.3% while 6.0% of the patients developed severe disability. The overall mortality was 11.4% up to the 1

conclusionThe first 1-year postoperative EFS of histologically benign and some malignant PFTs both in children and adults such as pilocytic astrocytomas, ependymomas, and pineoblastomas was much better (87.7%) than other malignant PTFs.

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Children and adultshistopathologyoutcomeposterior fossa tumors

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PMCPMC7335140

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