Prognostic value of complete response after the initial treatment for malignant astrocytoma

Neurological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 321-324

  Kayama, Takamasa ^a,b   Kumabe, Toshihiro ^a   Tominaga, Teiji ^a   Yoshimoto, Takashi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaplastic astrocytoma; computerized tomography; glioblastoma multiforme; prognosis; surgical resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0029763039     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1996.11740429     Document Type: Article

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