Stereotactic radiosurgery for nodular dissemination of anaplastic ependymoma

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 291-298

  Endo, H ^a   Kumabe, Toshihiro ^a   Jokura, H ^a   Shirane, R ^a   Tominaga, T ^a   Helseth, Eirik ^b   Takakura, Kintomo ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anaplastic ependymoma; Dissemination; Gamma knife; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISSEMINATED CANCER; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 1842531909     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0208-x     Document Type: Article

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