Prolonged survival and pulmonary metastasis after local cure of glioblastoma multiforme

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-68

  Walker, David G ^a   Pamphlett, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma multiforme; Metastasis; Postoperative infection; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644294882     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(99)90611-2     Document Type: Article

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