Parenchymal pineal tumors: A clinicopathological study of 76 cases

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 959-968

  Fauchon, François ^a   Jouvet, Anne ^b   Paquis, Philippe ^c   Saint Pierre, Ghislaine ^b   Mottolese, Carmine ^b   Ben Hassel, Mohamed ^d   Chauveinc, Laurent ^f   Sichez, Jean Pierre ^e   Philippon, Jacques ^e   Schlienger, Michel ^g   Bouffet, Eric ^h  

^a Ctr de Radiotherapie Prive   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^c PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

^d CENTRE EUGÈNE MARQUIS   (France)

^e PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^g HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^h ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Pineal parenchymal tumors; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINEALOMA; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033997887     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00389-2     Document Type: Article

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