Brain metastasis in children with sarcoma, neuroblastoma, and Wilms' tumor

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 177-183

  Paulino, Arnold C ^a,d   Nguyen, Thanh X ^b   Barker Jr , Jerry L ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Neuroblastoma; Pediatric cancer; Radiotherapy; Sarcoma; Wilms' tumor

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; NEUROLOGY; TUMORS;

BRAIN METASTASIS;

ONCOLOGY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; TOPOTECAN; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EWING SARCOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; OSTEOSARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0042566147     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00502-9     Document Type: Article

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