Brain tumors of astrocytic lineage. Epidemiological and clinical characterization

Authors

  • Alfredo Amado Donéstevez de Mendaro Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Carlos Hernández Borroto Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Humberto Raúl Álvarez Luna
  • Elaine Torres Pérez
  • Javier Cruz Rodríguez Policlínico “Capitán Roberto Fleites”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

brain neoplasms/diagnosis, astrocytoma, glioblastoma

Abstract

A retrospective, descriptive and transversal study was carried out in the hospital ”Arnaldo Milian Castro” in the period from August 1998 to August 2005 in patients histologically diagnosed with malignant brain tumors of astrocytic lineage. In the process of this study was made a characterization of patients that suffered from malignant brain tumors of astrocytic lineage. Some parametrs were taken into account such as: age, sex, race, clinical manifestations, diagnostic means, more frecuent localization and histologic grade. Using these variables and the percent method was found that these tumors frecuently appear after fifties, in persons of male sex and white race. Endocraneal hypertensión, headache and neurological localization symptoms were most frecuent. The most useful means for the diagnosis proved to be the computer axial tomography. The basic localization of tumor was detected in the brain hemispheres, and was found also a malignant tumors' predominance.

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Author Biographies

Alfredo Amado Donéstevez de Mendaro, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grados en Neurocirugía. Profesor Auxiliar del Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Carlos Hernández Borroto, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Residente de Neurocirugía.

Humberto Raúl Álvarez Luna

Médico General

Elaine Torres Pérez

Médico General

Javier Cruz Rodríguez, Policlínico “Capitán Roberto Fleites”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Médico General

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1.
Donéstevez de Mendaro AA, Hernández Borroto C, Álvarez Luna HR, Torres Pérez E, Cruz Rodríguez J. Brain tumors of astrocytic lineage. Epidemiological and clinical characterization. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2007 Sep. 3 [cited 2025 Jun. 28];1(2):31-5. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/347

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2007): September-December

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Original Articles

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