Primary central nervous system lymphoma: Experience of 46 cases with review of literature

Neurology India

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 424-429

  Tewari, M K ^a   Singh, D P ^a   Pathak, A ^a   Khandewal, N ^a   Radotra, B D ^a   Mathuriya, S N ^a   Gupta, S K ^a   Khosla, V K ^a   Sharma, B S ^a   Kak, V K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Clinical spectrum; Primary lymphoma; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARMUSTINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LOMUSTINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; STEROID; VINCRISTINE; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROTOXICITY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIMARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHOMA; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037004903     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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