Spinal cord ependymomas in adults: Analysis of 15 cases

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-206

  Kocak, Zafer ^a,e   Garipagaoglu, M ^b   Adli, M ^c   Uzal, M C ^a   Kurtman, C ^d  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ependymomas; Radiotherapy; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPINAL CORD BIOPSY; SPINAL CORD EPENDYMOMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242687097     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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