Current diagnostic and therapeutic management of CNS metastasis in childhood primitive neuroectodermal tumors and ependymomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 181-185

  Scheurlen, Wolfram ^a   Kühl, Joachim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood brain tumor; Diagnosis en treatment; Metastatic disease

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EPENDYMOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031778951     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005919900622     Document Type: Conference Paper

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