Medulloblastomas: Clinical profile, treatment techniques and outcome - An institutional experience

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 97-105

  Lal, Punita ^a   Nagar, Yoodhvir Singh ^a   Kumar, Shalini ^a   Singh, Shalim ^a   Das, K J Maria ^a   Narayan, S Lakshmi ^a   Kumar, Raj ^a   Jain, V K ^a   Ayyagari, Sundar ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Medulloblastoma; Patterns of failure; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; RADIATION DOSE; SALVAGE THERAPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542674345     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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