A multivariate analysis of 416 patients with glioblastoma multiforme: Prognosis, extent of resection, and survival

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 190-198

  Lacroix, M ^a   Abi Said, D ^a   Fourney, D R ^a   Gokaslan, Z L ^a   Shi, W ^a   DeMonte, F ^a   Lang, F F ^a   McCutcheon, I E ^a   Hassenbusch, S J ^a   Holland, E ^a   Hess, K ^a   Michael, C ^a   Miller, D ^a   Sawaya, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma multiforme; Glioma; Prognosis; Surgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN NECROSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0034871451     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.95.2.0190     Document Type: Article

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