TY - JOUR
AU - Allen,, Jeffrey
AB - Abstract The goal of this study was to describe the demographic, histologic, and prognostic features of children with low-grade neuroepithelial tumors (LGN) of the CNS presenting with leptomeningeal metastases (LM) at diagnosis. We identified 528 newly diagnosed LGN children, 13 (3%) of whom had LM at diagnosis. LM was defined by neuroimaging, clinical evidence, and/or biopsy. The charts were reviewed and patients contacted to validate the demographic data, treatment, and clinical status. The distribution of LM patients by primary tumor site was diencephalon, 5; cerebrum, 2; spinal cord, 3; brainstem, 2; and cerebellum, 1. Six of 8 patients with LM had durable objective responses to chemotherapy. The 5-year progression-free survival of patients with LM at diagnosis was 17%, compared to 85% (95% CI, 80%-91%) for those with localized LGN who had a gross total resection and 51% (95% CI, 44%-52%) for those with localized LGN who had less aggressive surgery (P < 0.0001). 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TI - Leptomeningeal dissemination at diagnosis of pediatric low-grade neuroepithelial tumors
JF - Neuro-Oncology
DO - 10.1215/S1152851702000297
DA - 2003-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/leptomeningeal-dissemination-at-diagnosis-of-pediatric-low-grade-cHXK0bBypm
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