Primary central nervous system lymphoma: Variety of clinical manifestations and survival

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 280-289

  Kim, D G ^a,b   Nam, D H ^a   Jung, H W ^a   Choi, K S ^a   Han, D H ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain tumours; Lymphoma; Medullary tumours; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEREOTAXIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029942439     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01411738     Document Type: Article

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