Radiotherapy of primary intracranial germinomas: The case against routine craniospinal irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 291-297

  Linstadt, David ^a   Wara, William M ^a   Edwards, Michael S B ^a   Hudgins, Roger J ^a   Sheline, Glenn E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniospinal; Germinoma; Pineal tumors; Radiotherapy; Suprasellar tumors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DYSGERMINOMA; HUMAN; METHODS; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023683537     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)90007-4     Document Type: Article

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