High-grade astrocytomas in children: Radiologically complete resection is associated with an excellent long-term prognosis

Neurosurgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 258-264

  Campbell, Jeffrey W ^a   Pollack, Ian F ^a   Martinez, A Julio ^a   Shultz, Barbara ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplastic astrocytoma; Chemotherapy; Childhood; Glioblastoma multiforme; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030071683     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199602000-00006     Document Type: Article

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