Radiation induced adult medulloblastoma: A case report

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-194

  Howes, Terese L ^a   Buatti, John M ^a   Kirby, Patricia A ^a   Carlisle, Thomas L ^a   Ryken, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Astrocytoma; Medulloblastoma; Neoplasms, Radiation induced; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION FIELD; SEIZURE; SKULL IRRADIATION; TELANGIECTASIA; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 33750302003     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-006-9175-4     Document Type: Article

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