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Recurrence of patients_
| Frequency | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Without recurrence | Alive, | 17 | 77.3 |
| Recurrence | After 2 years | 2 | 9.1 |
| After 4 months | 2 | 9.1 | |
| After 9 months | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Total | 22 | 100.0 |
Cause of death_
| Frequency | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause | Brain death, disease-related | 1 | 4.54 |
| Infection | 1 | 4.54 | |
| Death due to progression | 2 | 9.09 | |
| Tumour regrowth and fever and seizures | 1 | 4.54 | |
| Tumour regrowth between brain and cerebellum | 1 | 4.54 | |
| Upper gastrointestinal bleeding | 1 | 4.54 | |
| Total | 7 | 31.79 |
Patient characteristics (n = 22)_
| Factor | Medulloblastoma No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years), range | 8 (1–14) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 13 | 59.09 |
| Female | 9 | 40.90 |
| Clinical presentation | ||
| Headache | 17 | 77.2 |
| Vomiting | 18 | 81.8 |
| Lack of balance | 10 | 45.4 |
| Vision problems | 4 | 18.1 |
| Dizziness | 5 | 22.7 |
| Anaesthesia of the hands and feet | 1 | 4.5 |
| Follow-up time (M ± SD) | 49.36 ± 38.33 | |
| Pathological type | ||
| Classic | 13 | 59.09 |
| Desmoplastic | 1 | 4.50 |
| Large cell/anaplastic | 8 | 36.30 |
| Tumour size (M ± SD) | 2.88 ± 1.319 | |
| Tumour location | ||
| Cerebellum | 15 | 68.1 |
| Posterior fossa | 3 | 13.6 |
| Fourth ventricle | 3 | 13.6 |
| Brain stem | 1 | 4.5 |
| Tumour size before surgery, cm | ||
| < 3 | 13 | 59.09 |
| ≥ 3 | 9 | 40.90 |
| Chemotherapy | ||
| Yes | 19 | 86.3 |
| No | 3 | 13.6 |
| End of follow-up | ||
| status | ||
| Deceased | 7 | 31.8 |
| Alive | 15 | 68.1 |