Radiotherapy to primary CNS germinoma: How large an irradiated volume is justified for tumor control?

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 343-348

  Tseng, Chen Kan ^a   Tsang, Ng Ming ^a   Wei, Kuo Chen ^a   Jaing, Tang Her ^b   Pai, Ping Chin ^a   Chang, Tung Chieh ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Chang Gung Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; CNS germinoma; Irradiation volume; Radiotherapy; Whole neuraxis

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCRIPTION; PROBABILITY; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE; SPINE METASTASIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0037723086     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023391903721     Document Type: Article

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