Management and survival of pineoblastoma: An analysis of 34 adults from the brain tumor registry of Japan

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 132-141

  Lee, John Y K ^a,b   Wakabayashi, Toshihiko ^a   Yoshida, Jun ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Brain tumor; Pineoblastoma; Radiotherapy; Surgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PINEAL GLAND; PINEALOMA; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17044423455     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.45.132     Document Type: Article

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