Prognostic significance of contrast enhancement in low-grade astrocytomas of the adult cerebrum.
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 139 (1), 211-213
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.139.1.7208924
Abstract
Human adults (22) with low-grade (Grade I or II) astrocytomas of the cerebrum underwent initial computed tomography (CT) and craniotomy followed by irradiation of 5000-6000 rad (50-60 Gy [gray]). The 4 yr actuarial of life table survival rate was 58% for the 8 patients whose initial CT scans showed contrast enhancement and 65% for the 14 patients whose tumors did not enhance (P = 0.8). Prognostic factors were comparable for the 2 groups. Contrast enhancement has no prognostic significance for low-grade astrocytomas of the adult cerebrum.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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