Primary intracerebral lymphoma: A clinicopathological study of 28 patients

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 647-652

  Hough, R E ^a   Smith, C M L ^b   Nakielny, R A ^b   Robinson, M H ^a   Jacubowski, J ^b   Lorigan, P C ^a   Hancock, B W ^a  

^a WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incidence; Primary intracerebral lymphoma; Prognosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033110218     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.14.4.647     Document Type: Article

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