Late sequelae of treated pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: Malignant brain stem astrocytoma occurring 15 years after radiation therapy

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-61

  Fuller, Gregory N ^a,b   Kaba, Samer E ^a   Ginsberg, Lawrence E ^a   McCutcheon, Ian E ^a   Langford, Lauren A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stem astrocytoma; Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma; Radiation therapy; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAIN STEM; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHENYTOIN; SEIZURES; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0031040418     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005769523105     Document Type: Article

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