Management of glioblastoma multiforme: With special reference to recurrence

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-123

  Durmaz, Ramazan ^a   Erken, Suavi ^a   Arslantaş, Ali ^a   Atasoy, Metin Ant ^a   Bal, Cengiz ^a   Tel, Eşref ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma multiforme; Radiotherapy; Reoperation; Surgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0030975934     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(97)00014-0     Document Type: Article

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