Pineal parenchymal tumours: I. Pineocytoma: A tumour responsive to platinum-based chemotherapy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 238-243

  Jackson, A S N ^a   Plowman, P N ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Cisplatin; Pineal; Pineocytoma; Platinum

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 2542550396     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2003.11.016     Document Type: Article

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