Malignant gliomas of the cerebellum: An analytic review

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 247-257

  Djalilian, Hamid R ^a   Hall, Walter A ^a,b  

^a UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

^b Box 96 UMHC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Analytic review; Brain neoplasm; Cerebellum; Glioma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031908767     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005704006244     Document Type: Article

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