Morphological redifferentiation in a malignant astrocytic tumor after gamma knife radiosurgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2002, Pages 627-630

  Szeifert, György T ^a,b   Massager, Nicolas ^a,b   Brotchi, Jacques ^a,b   Levivier, Marc ^a,b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSURGERY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Glioma; Histopathology; Malignant astrocytoma; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN; METHIONINE C 11; PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LABELING INDEX; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; SAMPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036894868     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.supplement_5.0627     Document Type: Conference Paper

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