A clinical study on medulloblastoma in 54 patients

Objective To review the clinical characteristics of medulloblastoma and discuss the reasonable plan of the treatment and the related prognostic factors. Methods 54 cases were treated in our hospital from Dec.1979 to Dec.1998. All cases were operated before radiotherapy and were pathologically confirmed to be medulloblastoma. All patients received systematic craniospinal irradiation with 22 patients received posterior fossa irradiation to a total dose lower than 50 Gy, and 32 cases over 50 Gy . Results The ...