Long-term survival in patients with supratentorial glioblastoma

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-64

  Salvati, Maurizio ^b   Cervoni, Luigi ^b,d   Artico, Marco ^c   Caruso, Riccardo ^a   Gagliardi, Franco Maria ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma multiforme; Long term survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARMUSTINE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0031745557     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017926603341     Document Type: Article

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