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Pediatr Hematol Oncol
; 18(4): 253-8, 2001 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11400649
ABSTRACT
The prognosis for patients with malignant brainstem tumors is poor. The authors report on a 6-year-old girl with a biopsy proven pontine glioblastoma, who, after initial chemo-radiotherapy and tumor progression, experienced a prolonged second response to a salvage therapy consisting of cisplatin, etoposide, and ifosfamide. The patient recovered from her life-threatening condition with almost complete resolution of all neurologic deficits paralleled by a dramatic shrinkage of the tumor documented by magnetic resonance imaging.