Germ cell tumours of the central nervous system in children - Controversies in radiotherapy

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 367-374

  Borg, Martin ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Germ cell tumours; Paediatric brain tumours; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKULL IRRADIATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MORBIDITY; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0037410349     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.10285     Document Type: Article

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