Clinical features of posterior fossa tumor patients
| Patient Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age at initial diagnosis (yr) | |
| Median | 4.1 |
| Range | 1–20 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 9 (64) |
| Female | 5 (36) |
| Diagnosis | |
| Medulloblastoma | 7 (50) |
| Pilocytic astrocytoma | 4 (29) |
| Ependymoma | 2 (14) |
| Choroid plexus papilloma | 1 (7) |
| Treatment modalities | |
| Surgery only | 5 (36) |
| Surgery/chemotherapy | 2 (14) |
| Surgery/chemotherapy/radiation therapy | 7 (50) |
| Postoperative neurologic status | |
| Ataxia | 8 (57) |
| Hemiplegia | 5 (36) |
| No sequelae | 5 (36) |
| Posterior fossa syndrome | 3 (21) |