Survival of very young children with medulloblastoma (Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the posterior fossa) treated with craniospinal irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 959-967

  Saran, Frank H ^a,c   Driever, Pablo Hernìz ^b   Thilmann, Christoph ^a   Mose, Stephan ^a   Wilson, Paula ^c   Sharpe, Geoff ^c   Adamietz, Irenäus A ^a   Böttcher, Heinz D ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Acad U of Radiother and O   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age at presentation; Medulloblastoma; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SKULL IRRADIATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032424942     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00262-4     Document Type: Article

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