Surgical management and outcome of medulloblastoma patients at Addis Ababa between 2010 and 2018

This experience underscores the high number of undiagnosed patients with medulloblastoma in Ethiopia and the poor outcome of patients who undergo active treatment. Standardization of treatment with surgery, craniospinal irradiation ± chemotherapy yields longer survival rates in both pediatric and adult patients.

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Frontiers in Oncology
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2025-11-03
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1672757
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Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
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Surgical management and outcome of medulloblastoma patients at Addis Ababa between 2010 and 2018

Yemisirach Bizuneh Akililu, Éric Bouffet, Mesfin Abebe
Frontiers in Oncology
Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
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Surgical management and outcome of medulloblastoma patients at Addis Ababa between 2010 and 2018

Yemisirach Bizuneh Akililu, Éric Bouffet, Mesfin Abebe
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Abstract

This experience underscores the high number of undiagnosed patients with medulloblastoma in Ethiopia and the poor outcome of patients who undergo active treatment. Standardization of treatment with surgery, craniospinal irradiation ± chemotherapy yields longer survival rates in both pediatric and adult patients.

Frontiers in OncologyVol. 15
Hospital for Sick Children (CA), Addis Ababa University (ET)
Openalex Percentile: Top 56%
Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
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