Spinal glioblastoma with brain relapse in a child: Clinical considerations

Spinal Cord

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 565-567

  Caroli, E ^a,c   Salvati, M ^b   Ferrante, L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Glioblastoma; Intramedullary; Radiotherapy; Spinal cord tumour; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; ITALY; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24944545809     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101749     Document Type: Article

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