Adjuvant Therapy for Residual Disease in Children With Medulloblastoma

摘要: It has been widely recognised for many years that postoperative radiotherapy is essential the eradication of medulloblastoma. Residual tumor leading to recurrence and early death inevitable following surgery alone. To achieve maximum number cures, must be meticulously planned carried out, ensuring coverage entire cerebro-spinal contents with dose in posterior fossa where most frequently seen [9]. also become clear only real chance cure depends upon first treatment: experience shown once occurs, any further treatment essentially palliative a fatal outcome practically certain. In spite these observations, established principles medulloblastoma are not universally applied very poor results still being some centres.