Surveillance neuroimaging of intracranial medulloblastoma in children: How effective, how often, and for how long?

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 280-286

  Saunders, Dawn E ^a   Hayward, Richard D ^b   Phipps, Kim P ^b   Chong, Wui Khean ^b   Wade, Angela M ^b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Medulloblastoma; Primitive neuroectodermal tumor; Prognostic factor; Surveillance imaging

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPINE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0041843946     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.99.2.0280     Document Type: Review

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