Complete response after treatment with a somatostatin analogue in an adult patient with recurrent medulloblastoma

Acta Oncol. 2008;47(3):479-80. doi: 10.1080/02841860701678795. Epub 2007 Oct 12.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Brain Stem Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Brain Stem Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Brain Stem Neoplasms / surgery
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / surgery
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Cranial Irradiation
  • Female
  • Hemianopsia / etiology
  • Humans
  • Lomustine / administration & dosage
  • Medulloblastoma / drug therapy
  • Medulloblastoma / radiotherapy
  • Medulloblastoma / secondary*
  • Medulloblastoma / surgery
  • Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / secondary*
  • Octreotide / therapeutic use*
  • Optic Nerve Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Optic Nerve Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / etiology
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Receptors, Somatostatin / analysis
  • Salvage Therapy*
  • Somatostatin*
  • Vincristine / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Receptors, Somatostatin
  • Somatostatin
  • Vincristine
  • Lomustine
  • Cisplatin
  • Octreotide