Abstract:Stereotaxic biopsy was performed in 17 pts (71%); 9 (53%) had grade II diffuse astrocytoma, and 3 (18%) pilocytic astrocytoma; glioblastoma (GBM) was found in 1 patient at diagnosis and in another at a late recurrence of a glial proliferation. Pons and bulb were the main sites of the tumor (N¼10/10). Among the 21 treated pts, all underwent radiotherapy (RT); 7 received sequential radiotherapy and chemotherapy (RT+CT). Median OS was 45.2 months and 5-y OS was 48.7% (95% CI 24.5-69.2%). No statistically signific… Show more
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