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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Sep 2013
Case ReportsAn infant with prenatally diagnosed congenital anaplastic astrocytoma who remains disease-free after proton therapy.
- Hyun Jung Shin, Young Joo Kwon, Hyeon Jin Park, Byung Kiu Park, Sang Hoon Shin, Joo-Young Kim, Sang Hyun Lee, Heung Sik Kim, and Dong Won Kim.
- Joy Pediatric Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
- J. Korean Med. Sci. 2013 Sep 1; 28 (9): 1394-8.
AbstractThe authors present a rare of prenatally diagnosed congenital anaplastic astrocytoma. A 9-month-old boy had three recurrences despite two surgical resections and various chemotherapeutic regimens. He underwent the 3rd gross tumor removal at 11 months of age, followed by proton therapy, and now he remains disease-free for 3 yr without a significant neurocognitive dysfunction. This is the 1st case of a pediatric tumor treated by proton therapy in Korea, and proton therapy may be a treatment of choice for a congenital anaplastic astrocytoma in infants and young children, considering limitation of radiation therapy.
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