Malignant cerebellar astrocytoma developing 15 years after radiation therapy for a medulloblastoma

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-59

  Furuta, T ^a   Sugiu, K ^a   Tamiya, T ^a   Matsumoto, K ^a   Ohmoto, T ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Malignant astrocytoma; Medulloblastoma; Radiation therapy; Radiation induced tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031835667     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(97)00122-4     Document Type: Article

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