Affiliation:
1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
2. Department of Gynecology and Obstretics, SKIMS Medical College, India,
Abstract
Objectives
To study the epidemiology and treatment outcome of glioblastoma multiforme in a tertiary care hospital.
Materials and Methods
This was a retrospective study performed in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, India, in which clinical and epidemiological details of the 80 cases diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme from January 2016 to December 2020 were analyzed.
Results
The majority of the patients in our study were males, compared to females (n = 57, 23: 71%, 29%). Neurodeficiency and headache were the most common presenting symptoms. All patients were subjected to surgery followed by chemoradiation, and the overall median survival was 13 months.
Conclusion
Multimodality therapy, including safe, optimal surgical resection combined with adjuvant radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiation and sequential chemotherapy, is recommended for all patients with this fatal neoplasm.
Subject
Critical Care Nursing,Pediatrics