Title
Long-term survival outcomes of pineal region gliomas
Date Issued
01 July 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Resendiz-Nieves J.
Jahromi B.R.
Baluszek S.
Muhammad S.
Colasanti R.
Hernesniemi J.
Helsinki University Hospital
Publisher(s)
Springer
Abstract
Purpose: Surgical series of pineal region gliomas are rarely available. Whereas it is a general assumption that the extent of surgical resection correlates with survival outcomes of intracranial gliomas; the impact of the microsurgical resection on the long-term outcomes of pineal gliomas has been questioned. We present a surgical series of pineal region gliomas with focus on the survival outcome analysis. Methods: 17 histologically confirmed pineal region glioma patients classified as diffuse and non-diffuse gliomas were retrospectively analyzed. A detailed description of the series was followed by regression models to identify predictors of clinical outcomes. Uni- a multivariate survival analysis was performed to determine independent predictors of mortality. Results: Although the number of treated patients was small, only WHO grade histopathology remained significant (p = 0.02) after multivariate survival analysis with extent of resection, age, tumor volume, and preoperative functional status. The extent of the surgical resection did not correlate with the disease survival rates of non-diffuse (p = 1), diffuse (p = 0.2), nor all gliomas (p = 0.6). 15 of 17 patients underwent gross total (nine patients) or subtotal resection. The preoperative functional status of the patients showed overall improvement on the immediate (p < 0.001) and long-term (p = 0.03) follow-up after 106 (3 – 324) months. Conclusion: The extent of the surgical resection does not seem to significantly impact on the survival outcomes of pineal region gliomas. Thus, genotype and molecular features may essentially affect the outcome. Further research on the field is required.
Start page
651
End page
658
Volume
148
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Neurología clínica Oncología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85087384179
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Neuro-Oncology
ISSN of the container
0167594X
Sponsor(s)
Funding text Open access funding provided by University of Helsinki including Helsinki University Central Hospital.
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