Stereotactic radiosurgery for pilocytic astrocytomas when multimodal therapy is necessary

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 56-64

  Hadjipanayis, Constantinos G ^a   Kondziolka, Douglas ^a   Gardner, Paul ^a   Niranjan, Ajay ^a   Dagam, Shekhar ^a   Flickinger, John C ^a   Lunsford, L Dade ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Radiation therapy; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; LOMUSTINE; PROCARBAZINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0036288623     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.1.0056     Document Type: Article

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