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Dose-effect relationship for radiotherapy after incomplete resection of atypical neurocytomas.

Rades D, Fehlauer F, Ikezaki K, Schild SE

Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

Neurocytomas with atypical histology or high proliferation activity are named atypical. All reported cases were reviewed. After incomplete resection, radiotherapy improved local-control (P<0.001) and survival (P=0.02). Doses (EQD2) >54 Gy were associated with better 5-year local control (84% versus 55%, P=0.05) and 5-year-survival (84% versus 65%, P=0.18) than doses < or =54 Gy.

Published 1 February 2005 in Radiother Oncol, 74(1): 67-9.
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