Primary lymphoma of brain: Results of management of a modern cohort with radiation therapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-252

  Laperriere, Normand J ^a   Cerezo, Laura ^c   Milosevic, Michael F ^a   Wong, C Shun ^a   Patterson, Bruce ^b   Panzarella, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CNS lymphoma; Primary non Hodgkin's lymphoma of brain; Prognosis factors; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLORMETHINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031009591     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00074-1     Document Type: Article

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