Gliomatosis cerebri: A review of 296 cases from the ANOCEF database and the literature

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-205

  Taillibert, Sophie ^a   Chodkiewicz, Catherine ^b   Laigle Donadey, Florence ^a   Napolitano, Massimo ^a   Cartalat Carel, Stéphanie ^c   Sanson, Marc ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Gliomatosis cerebri; Review

Indexed keywords

LOMUSTINE; PROCARBAZINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANOCEF; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN TOXICITY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, NEUROEPITHELIAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 31144458407     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-005-5263-0     Document Type: Review

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