Astroblastoma: Does histology predict biologic behavior?

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-65

  Thiessen, Brian ^a   Finlay, Jonathan ^a   Kulkarni, Roshni ^b   Rosenblum, Marc K ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astroblastoma; Chemotherapy; Glioma; Pediatrics; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLASTOMA; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031794322     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006025000409     Document Type: Article

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