Gliomas following organ transplantation: Analysis of the contents of a tumor registry

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 932-934

  Schiff, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Etiology; Glioma; Immunosuppression; Organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; OKT 3; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER REGISTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DRUG INDUCED CANCER; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG CANCER; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; FIBROSARCOMA; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMOMA; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FIBROSARCOMA; GLIOMA; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMMOMA; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 16544370585     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.101.6.0932     Document Type: Article

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