Estudia las características epidemiológicas y la sobrevida de niños con tumor de células germinales en el encéfalo, tratados en la Unidad de Oncología Pediátrica del Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, durante el período 1998-2016. La presente investigación busca conocer la situación actual de esta enfermedad a nivel nacional y determinar la sobrevida de los pacientes con tumor de células germinales del encéfalo, con la finalidad de conocer si los protocolos de tratamiento, que se vienen utilizando en la Unidad de Oncología Pediátrica del HERM, están alcanzando las metas propuestas. Esta evaluación servirá además para conocer las estadísticas en cuanto a frecuencia de presentación, grupo etario, tipo histológico, sintomatología, etc., de esta enfermedad y en cuanto al tratamiento utilizado servirá para reforzar el mismo, o de lo contrario, poder elegir otro protoc...

Objective: Describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, management and survival. Methods: We describe 9 cases of children with extragonadal germinal tumor, located in the sellar and / or suprasellar area, diagnosed in the National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins - EsSalud during the period 1999-2017.Objective: Describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, management and survival. Methods: We describe 9 cases of children with extragonadal germinal tumor, located in the sellar and / or suprasellar area, diagnosed in the National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins - EsSalud during the period 1999-2017. Results: The average age of presentation is 8.2 years, predominantly in males (55.6%), the main signs and symptoms are vomiting and headache (100%) followed by diplopia (77.7%). The germinal is the most frequent (77.7%). The survival is 77.7%. Conclus...

Objective: Describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, management and survival. Methods: We describe 9 cases of children with extragonadal germinal tumor, located in the sellar and / or suprasellar area, diagnosed in the National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins - EsSalud during the period 1999-2017.Objective: Describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, management and survival. Methods: We describe 9 cases of children with extragonadal germinal tumor, located in the sellar and / or suprasellar area, diagnosed in the National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins - EsSalud during the period 1999-2017. Results: The average age of presentation is 8.2 years, predominantly in males (55.6%), the main signs and symptoms are vomiting and headache (100%) followed by diplopia (77.7%). The germinal is the most frequent (77.7%). The survival is 77.7%. Conclus...