The role of PCV chemotherapy in the treatment of central neurocytoma: Illustration of a case and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 560-565

  Von Koch, Cornelia S ^a   Schmidt, Meic H ^c   Uyehara Lock, Jane H ^a   Berger, Mitchel S ^a   Chang, Susan M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Central neurocytoma; PCV chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; LOMUSTINE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ERUPTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0345549638     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(03)00252-0     Document Type: Article

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