Volume 6, Issue 2 (Spring 2020)                   Iran J Neurosurg 2020, 6(2): 67-72 | Back to browse issues page


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Rezaee M, Amin Mansour B. Three-Year Survival Rate in All Kinds of Glioma Tumors in One Institution, Iran, 2001-2010. Iran J Neurosurg 2020; 6 (2) :67-72
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1- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, Unites States. , Masih.rezaee2009@gmail.com
2- Department of Neurosurgery, Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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Background and Aim: The survival rate of brain tumors has not yet been reported in Iran. The purpose of this study, given the lack of such information, was to evaluate the 3-year survival rate in patients with all kinds of glioma tumors.
Methods and Materials/Patients: This study was descriptive and retrospective, including 222 patients who had been diagnosed clinically with one type of glioma tumor and admitted to Al-Zahra hospital, Isfahan, Iran during 2001-2010. All patients (for minors, their parents) were contacted by phone. They were asked about the 3-year survival rate following their tumor resection surgery. Data such as patient’s age on admission, gender, histological diagnosis of tumor, and treatment regimen (surgical/non-surgical, radiation, and/or chemotherapy) were collected from medical records. The 3-year survival rate and frequency of each tumor based on age and gender were measured.
Results: The 3-year survival rates for Glioblastoma Multiform (GBM) and anaplastic astrocytoma were 8.7% and 0%, respectively following surgery and chemo-radiation. These tumors were categorized as high-grade glioma with poor prognosis. The 3-year survival rate for diffuse astrocytoma, low-grade oligodendroglioma, low-grade ependymoma, and pilocytic astrocytoma following surgery and radiation were 100%, 95.2%, 100%, and 100%, respectively. These tumors were categorized as low-grade glioma, which has a good prognosis.
Conclusion: In this study, the 3-year survival rate in patients with low-grade glioma following surgery and radiation was almost 100%. In contrast, the 3-year survival rate in patients with highgrade glioma following surgery and chemo-radiation was almost 0%.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Brain Tumors

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