Remarks on the follow-up of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity5 @entity204 @entity76
A retrograde study was performed in 105 @entity1 operated upon between 1950 and 1972 for a @entity76 . Complete histories were available for 89 @entity1 . Forty-five @entity1 died within the first 3 months after operation. Of the 32 @entity1 who were still alive, 14 @entity1 had been operated upon 20-30 years previously and 18 @entity1 10-19 years previously. Twelve @entity1 died over 3 months after the operation; in 6 cases, recurrence of @entity5 was the cause of @entity204 . Of the 7 @entity1 who were irradiated post-operatively, 5 died. In 26 @entity1 the @entity5 had infiltrated the brain-stem and only 7 @entity1 survived the operation. However, 2 @entity1 are still alive after 25 and 10 years, respectively. The findings indicate that @entity1 operated upon for a localized cerebellar astrocytoms can be considered cured and irradiation and chemotherapy are not warranted. When the @entity5 has infiltrated the brain-stem, a survival period of more than 20 years is possible after partial resection.
