Leptomeningeal dissemination of cerebellar malignant astrocytomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-199

  Endo, Hidenori ^a   Kumabe, Toshihiro ^a   Jokura, Hidefumi ^a   Shirane, Reizo ^a   Ariga, Hisanori ^a   Takai, Yoshihisa ^a   Yoshimoto, Takashi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Leptomeningeal dissemination; Malignant astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NIMUSTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MENINGEAL METASTASIS; METASTASIS; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE METASTASIS;

ADULT; AGED; ASTROCYTOMA; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037703013     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023983518341     Document Type: Article

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