Low-grade gliomas treated by fractionated gamma knife surgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL., 2005, Pages 19-24

  Simonová, Gabriela ^a   Josef Novotny, J R ^a   Liscák, Roman ^a  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Gamma knife surgery; Local tumor control; Long term survival; Low grade glioma; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR GROWTH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOSURGERY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RADIOSURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 13744260620     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.s_supplement.0019     Document Type: Article

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