Secondary supratentorial anaplastic astrocytoma following treatment of medulloblastoma

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 177-180

  Van Calenbergh, Frank ^a   D'haen, Bob ^a   Dom, René ^a   Menten, Johan ^a   Plets, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Radiation induced anaplastic astrocytoma; Radiation induced secondary tumours

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPEECH DISORDER;

EID: 0032772380     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3798(99)90053-3     Document Type: Article

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