Rapid shrinkage of remnant central neurocytoma after gamma knife radiosurgery: A case report

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-273

  Hara, Mutsuya ^a   Aoyagi, Masaru ^a   Yamamoto, Masaaki ^b   Maehara, Taketoshi ^a   Takada, Yoshiaki ^a   Nojiri, Takeko ^a   Ohno, Kikuo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Katsuta Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Central neurocytoma; Gamma knife radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN LATERAL VENTRICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIATION DOSE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; NEUROCYTOMA; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 0038737168     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023310829796     Document Type: Article

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