Intracranial sarcoma in childhood

Three cases of intracranial sarcomas in children are presented. The children were 1 month, 8 months and 7.5 years old. In two cases the tumor was in the cerebral hemisphere and in one case (the 7.5-year-old child) in the cerebellum. The histopathological diagnosis was undifferentiated sarcoma and sp...

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Published in:Child's nervous system 1985-01, Vol.1 (3), p.169-171
Main Authors: Ellams, I D, Hildebrandt, G, Vuia, O, Kaufmann, U
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms - drug therapy
Brain Neoplasms - pathology
Brain Neoplasms - surgery
Child
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Methotrexate - therapeutic use
Sarcoma - diagnostic imaging
Sarcoma - drug therapy
Sarcoma - pathology
Sarcoma - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Three cases of intracranial sarcomas in children are presented. The children were 1 month, 8 months and 7.5 years old. In two cases the tumor was in the cerebral hemisphere and in one case (the 7.5-year-old child) in the cerebellum. The histopathological diagnosis was undifferentiated sarcoma and spindle cell sarcoma in the cases with tumor in the cerebral hemisphere and arachnoidal sarcoma of the cerebellum. There was one postoperative death. The two children subjected to postoperative X-ray therapy and cytostatic therapy survived 1.75 years and 7 months, respectively.
ISSN:0256-7040
1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/BF00735733