Spinal cord gangliogliomas: A review of 56 patients

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-77

  Jallo, George I ^a   Freed, Diana ^b   Epstein, Fred J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ganglioglioma; Intramedullary neoplasm; Outcome; Radiation therapy spinal cord tumor; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD CANCER; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; GLIOMA; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GANGLIOGLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942724318     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEON.0000024747.66993.26     Document Type: Review

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