Relapse and subarachnoid dissemination of a pineal germinoma 14 years after radiation therapy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 247-249

  Von Rohr, E ^b   Gonner F ^a   Schroth, G ^a   Cerny, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b KLINIK HIRSLANDEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Germinomas; Pineal tumour; Radiotherapy; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644222116     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(99)90514-3     Document Type: Article

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