Prognostic factors in childhood intracranial ependymomas: The role of age and tumor location

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 135-142

  Sala, Francesco ^a,d   Talacchi, Andrea ^a   Mazza, Carlo ^a   Prisco, Roberto ^c   Ghimenton, Claudio ^b   Bricolo, Albino ^a  

^a Section of Neurosurgery

^b University Hospital

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Intracranial ependymoma; Pediatric tumor; Posterior fossa; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031928268     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028637     Document Type: Article

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