Gliomatosis cerebri: 20 Years of experience at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1597-1606

  Armstrong, Gregory T ^a,c   Phillips, Peter C ^a   Rorke Adams, Lucy B ^a   Judkins, Alexander R ^a   Localio, A Russell ^b   Fisher, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Contrast enhancement; Disease progression; Glial neoplasm; Gliomatosis; Imaging studies; Overall survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; LOMUSTINE; METHOTREXATE; PROCARBAZINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GLIOMATOSIS CEREBRI; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR BIOPSY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASMS, NEUROEPITHELIAL; PHILADELPHIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749626289     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22210     Document Type: Article

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