Prognostic factors in medulloblastoma

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 256-262

  Giordana, Maria Teresa ^a   Schiffer, Paola ^a   Schiffer, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytogenetics; Molecular biology; Pathology; Pediatric medulloblastoma; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031846499     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050221     Document Type: Article

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