Management of child optic pathway gliomas: New therapeutical option

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 679-684

  Suarez J C ^a   Viano, J C ^a   Zunino, S ^b   Herrera, E J ^a   Gomez, J ^a   Tramunt, B ^c   Marengo, I ^d   Hiramatzu, E ^d   Miras, M ^c   Pena, M ^d   Sonzini Astudillo, B ^a  

^a Allende Clinic and Municipal Child Hospital   (Argentina)

^b Private Institute of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology   (Argentina)

^c Children's Hospital   (Argentina)

^d Children's Hospital   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy with iodine 125; Chemotherapy; Children; Diencephalic syndrome; Interstitial radiosurgery with I125; Optic pathway gliomas; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; IODINE 125;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEPSIS; SEX RATIO; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR RECURRENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL SYSTEM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745305768     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-005-0021-3     Document Type: Article

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