Abstract

PAEZ-RODRIGUEZ, Adriana Milena et al. Caracterización de los tumores cerebrales en un Hospital Universitario de Pereira, Colombia: un estudio retrospectivo. Revista médica Risaralda [online]. 2013, vol.19, n.2, pp.120-125. ISSN 0122-0667.

Objectives: determine the demographic characteristics, frequency, diagnosis, mortality, survival and treatment of patients with brain tumors at the Hospital Universitario San Jorge of Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. Materials and methods: We performed a retrospective study, which took into account medical records of 78 patients admitted to the Hospital Universitario San Jorge between the years 2008-2011 with a diagnosis of brain tumor; they were analyzed and compared with national and international studies; data demographic, tumor classification according to the World Health Organization (WHO), diagnostic method, positive findings on computed tomography simple and contrast, cerebral magnetic resonance imaging and biopsy, tumor location, treatment received (surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy), survival and functionality of the patient by the Karnofsky scale. Results: From a total of 78 patients, 62.8% were male, age 45.9 years average, with statistical mode of 35, the glioblastoma multiforme and the metastatic tumor were the commonest tumors (17.9% each one), the treatment of choice was the surgery (80.8%), followed by radiation therapy (29.5%) and chemotherapy (17.9%.) The mortality was 45% with a survival of 3.4 years (DE 1.2), 51% of patients who were admitted with Karnofsky score under 70 they died. Discussion: The survival of brain tumors in Hospital Universitario San Jorge is higher than expected according to WHO, surgery was the preferred treatment with adjunctive radiotherapy and chemotherapy, increasing survival; Computed Axial Tomography was used in all patients for its availability, accuracy and cost-effectiveness for this setting, a biopsy is a necessary tool for a definitive diagnosis of the tumor type and the Karnofsky Performance Status could be used as a predictor of mortality in brain tumors.

Keywords : Brain Neoplasms Glioblastoma; Diagnostic Imaging; Karnofsky Performance Status.

        · abstract in English | Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )