Evaluation of The Patents With Primary Cranial and Spinal Tumors

Purpose: In our study, 221 patients diagnosed to have primary brain and spinal tumors who presented to our department between 1985 and 1998 were evaluated retrospectively (Glioblastoma multiforme are not included).
Material and Method: 120 patients with astrocytoma, 20 patients with hypophsis adenoma, and 16 patients with primitive neuroectodermal tumors were evaluated. Of these patients 114 were male and 107 were female(male.female ratio-1: 1). Peak incidence was at 30-40 years of age. Total resection had been performed in 99 patients. 74 patients had undergone subtotal resection and 4 patients had lobectomy. Radiotheraphy was applied to the pimary tumor bed to 88 patients. 133 patients received craniospinal radiotheraphy.
Results: Astrocytomas was the most histopatological type. 128 patients (58%) of our patients curnrently survive, 93 (42%) are exitus. Mean follow-up time for the whole group was 30 months(0-176 months).

Primer Kranial ve Spinal Tümörlü Hastalarýn Ýrdelenmesi

Amaç: Bu çalýþmada 1985-1998 yýllarý arasýnda kliniðimize baþvuran kranial ve spinal tümörlü 221 hasta retrospektif olarak incelenmiþtir(Glioblastoma multiforme dahil edilmemiþtir).
Gereç ve Yöntem: Kadýn hasta sayýsý 107, erkek hasta sayýsý 114 idi. (KadýnlErkek‘.Ul). En sýk görülen yaþ grubu 30-40 idi. 120 hastada astrositom, 20 hastada hipofiz adenomu, 16 hastada PNET görülmüþtür. Total eksizyon 99 hastaya, subtotal eksizyon 74 hastaya, lobektomi 4 hastaya uygulanmýþtýr. 88 hastaya primer tümör yataðýna radyoterapi, 133 hastaya kraniospinal radyoterapi uygulanmýþtýr.
Sonuç: Astrositomlar en sýk görülen histopatolojik tiptir. Halen hastalarýmýzýn 128‘ i (%58) yaþamaktadýr, 93 hasta (%42) ekþit us olmuþtur. Tüm hastalar için ortalama izlem süresi 30 aydýr (0-176 ay).