Glioblastoma in irradiated elderly patients: Two case reports

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 226-228

  Piccirilli, Manolo ^a   Di Norcia, Valerio ^a   Frati, Alessandro ^b   Salvati, Maurizio ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Glioblastoma multiforme; Radio induced tumors; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; ONDANSETRON; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GLIOBLASTOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN HEMANGIOMA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TINEA CAPITIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 21344468619     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-004-0367-0     Document Type: Article

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