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  • Title: [Prognosis in primary tumors of the central nervous system. A patient material from the Norwegian Radium Hospital 1960-94].
    Author: Lote K, Gundersen S, Hannisdal E, Hager B, Stenwig AE, Tverå K, Berg-Johnsen J, Skullerud K, Bakke SJ, Hirschberg H.
    Journal: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen; 1996 Apr 30; 116(11):1320-4. PubMed ID: 8658412.
    Abstract:
    We present the results of a retrospective survey of 1,218 patients treated at the Norwegian Radium Hospital during the years 1980-94 for primary tumours of the central nervous system. Median survival for patients with glioblastoma (n = 492) was 12 months, for patients with anaplastic astrocytoma (n = 83) 25 months, astrocytoma (n = 260) 95 months, oligodendroglioma (n = 85) 74 months, mixed glioma (n = 68) 65 months, and medulloblastoma (n = 53) 109 months. Median survival for patients with brain stem tumours (n = 37) was nine months, while 74% of patients with tumours in the pineal region (n = 38) survived for five years. The histology and localisation of the tumour, as well as age and functional status, are important prognostic factors for survival in patients with primary CNS tumours.
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