Prognostic factors in low-grade supratentorial astrocytomas: A uni-multivariate statistical analysis in 76 surgically treated adult patients

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 208-223

  Nicolato, Antonio ^a   Gerosa, Massimo A ^a   Fina, Paolo ^b   Iuzzolino, Paolo ^a   Giorgiutti, Fabrizia ^a   Bricolo, Albino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b GSK   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytomas; brain neoplasm; prognosis; radiation therapy; statistical analysis; surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTROCYTOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029619023     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(95)00184-0     Document Type: Article

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