Atypical presentation and progression of glioblastoma multiforme in a 6-year-old girl: Multidisciplinary case report

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-247

  Jahraus, Christopher D ^a   Dishop, Megan K ^a   Bayliff, Sherry L ^a   Lee, Charles ^a   St Clair, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Glioblastoma multiforme; Leptomeningeal metastasis; Pediatric; Pontine glioma

Indexed keywords

ETOPOSIDE; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPTOMENINX; MENINGEAL METASTASIS; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SKELETON RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

BONE NEOPLASMS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0037336159     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200303000-00012     Document Type: Article

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