PINEOBLASTOMA: SUCCESSFUL COMBINATION TREATMENT
Issue:
11
Year:
2015
The paper describes a clinical case of pineoblastoma, a rare disease. Its combination treatment (surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy) has proven successful. The long-term complications due to treatment and their causes are considered.
Keywords:
pineoblastoma
chemotherapy
radiotherapy
panhypopituitarism
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