Prognostic factors in low grade (WHO grade II) gliomas of the cerebral hemispheres: The role of surgery

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-296

  Scerrati, Massimo ^a   Roselli, Romeo ^a   Iacoangeli, Maurizio ^a   Pompucci, Angelo ^a   Rossi, Gian Franco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Low grade glioma; Prognostic factor; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROSURGERY; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0029811165     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.61.3.291     Document Type: Article

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