Supratentorial gliomas: A comparative study by grade and histologic type

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-278

  Shaw, Edward G ^a,b   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a   O'Fallen, Judith R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse fibrillary astrocytoma; Grading system; Mixed oligo astrocytoma; Oligodendroglioma; Outcome; Pilocytic astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031058253     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005715703598     Document Type: Article

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