Malignant epithelioid cranial nerve sheath tumor: Case report of a radiation response

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-177

  Fisher, Barbara J ^a,b   Dennis, Kristopher E B ^b  

^a LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Cranial nerve; Malignant epithelioid schwannoma; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DEATH; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; HUMAN; INFRAORBITAL NERVE; MALE; MALIGNANT NEURILEMOMA; MOUTH CAVITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT CANCER; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL ROOT; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TUMOR BIOPSY; VAGUS NERVE; WEAKNESS; CRANIAL NERVE TUMOR; FACIAL NERVE; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE;

ADULT; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; NEURILEMMOMA; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 33748131289     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-005-9083-z     Document Type: Article

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