A multi-institutional retrospective study of intracranial ependymoma in children: Identification of risk factors

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-211

  Horn, Biljana ^a,l   Heideman, Richard ^b   Geyer, Russel ^c   Pollack, Ian ^d   Packer, Roger ^e   Goldwein, Joel ^f   Tomita, Tandori ^g   Schomberg, Paula ^h   Ater, Joann ⁱ   Luchtman Jones, Lori ^j   Rivlin, Kenneth ^k   Lamborn, Kathleen ^a   Prados, Michael ^a   Bollen, Andrew ^a   Berger, Mitchel ^a   Dahl, Gary ^a   McNeil, Elizabeth ^l   Patterson, Kathleen ^c   Shaw, Dennis ^c   Kubalik, Michael ^a   Russo, Carolyn ^a   more..

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b St Jude Children's Research   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^g CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^j WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l NONE

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Author keywords

Children; Ependymoma; Multivariate analysis; Risk factors; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033503453     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199905000-00008     Document Type: Article

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