Adult medulloblastoma: An analysis of survival and prognostic factors

Cancer Journal from Scientific American

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 238-245

  Le, Quynh Thu ^a   Weil, Michael D ^a   Wara, William M ^a   Lamborn, Kathleen R ^b   Prados, Michael D ^b   Edwards, Michael S B ^b   Gutin, Philip H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Chemotherapy; Medulloblastoma; Posterior fossa; Prognosis; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030790953     PISSN: 10814442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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