Brainstem gliomas in children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 185-192

  Kaplan, Allen M ^a   Albright, A Lelancl ^b   Zimmerman, Robert A ^c   Rorke, Lucy B ^c   Lie, Hao ^d   Boyett, James M ^d   Finlay, Jonathan L ^e   Warn, William M ^f   Packer, Roger J ^g  

^a PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem gliomas; Chemotherapy; Childhood brain tumors; Hyperfractionated radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029759644     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121036     Document Type: Article

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