Recurrence from filum terminale ependymoma 42 years after 'total' removal and radiotherapy

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-156

  Celli, Paolo ^a   Cervoni, Luigi ^a,b   Salvati, Maurizio ^a   Cantore, Giampaolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ependymoma; Filum terminale; Recurrence; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE;

ADULT; CAUDA EQUINA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030926653     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005787422825     Document Type: Article

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