Surgical outcome and prognostic factors of spinal intramedullary ependymomas in adults

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-139

  Chang, Ung Kyu ^a   Choe, Woo Jin ^a   Chung, Sang Kee ^a   Chung, Chun Kee ^a   Kim, Hyun Jib ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Histologic subtype; Prognosis; Radiation therapy; Spinal ependymoma; Surgical extent; Tumor location

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURVIVAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HISTOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE;

EID: 0035986161     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015789009058     Document Type: Article

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