Pediatric intracranial ependymoma: correlating signs and symptoms at recurrence with outcome in the second prospective AIEOP protocol follow-up.
Maura MassiminoFrancesco BarrettaPiergiorgio ModenaFelice GiangasperoLuisa ChiappariniAlessandra ErbettaLuna BoschettiManila AntonelliPaolo FerroliDaniele BertinEmilia PecoriVeronica BiassoniMaria Luisa GarrèElisabetta SchiavelloIacopo SardiElisabetta ViscardiGiovanni ScarzelloMaurizio MascarinLucia QuagliettaGiuseppe CinalliLorenzo GenitoriPaola PerettaAnna MussanoSalvina BarraAngela MastronuzziCarlo GiussaniCarlo Efisio MarrasRita BalterPatrizia BertoliniAssunta TorneselloMilena La SpinaFrancesca Romana ButtarelliAntonio RuggieroMassimo CaldarelliGeraldina PoggiLorenza GandolaPublished in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2018)
Symptomatic relapses carried a significantly worse survival for ependymoma patients than recurrences detected by MRI alone. It would therefore be desirable to identify recurrences before symptoms develop. Radiological follow-up should be retained in ependymoma patient surveillance because there is a chance of salvage treatment for relapses found on MRI.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- randomized controlled trial
- case report
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- free survival
- sleep quality
- computed tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- depressive symptoms
- young adults
- physical activity
- combination therapy
- replacement therapy