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Impact of Residual Lesions in Intracranial Germinoma — Interim Results from the SIOP CNS GCT 96 Study

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Germ Cell Tumours V

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The significance of residual lesions after therapy for intracranial germinomas remains a controversial issue [1]. We therefore assessed: a) the frequency of residual tumour after surgery, b) the frequency of residual abnormalities after radiotherapy (RT) and during follow-up and c) the impact of residual lesions on patient outcome.

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  1. Weiner HL, Finlay JL. Surgery in the management of primary intracranial germ cell tumors. Childs Nerv Syst. 1999;15:770–3

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  1. Children’s University Hospitals, Düsseldorf, Germany

    S. Eisert, U. Göbel & G. Calaminus

  2. Children’s University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK

    J. Nicholson

  3. Children’s University Hospitals, Sutton, UK

    F. Saran

  4. Children’s University Hospitals, Genova, Italy

    M. L. Garré

  5. Children’s University Hospitals, Lyon, France

    D. Frappaz

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  1. ICRF Cancer Medicine Research Unit, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, UK

    Patricia Harnden MD, PhD, FRCPath, MBA

  2. Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, UK

    Johnathan K. Joffe MB BS, MD, FRCP

  3. Yorkshire Centre for Cancer Treatments, Cookridge Hospital, Leeds, UK

    William G. Jones MB CHB, FRCR, DMRT

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Eisert, S. et al. (2002). Impact of Residual Lesions in Intracranial Germinoma — Interim Results from the SIOP CNS GCT 96 Study. In: Harnden, P., Joffe, J.K., Jones, W.G. (eds) Germ Cell Tumours V. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3281-3_31

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