Ganglioglioma occurring with glioblastoma multiforme: Separate lesions or the same lesion?

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-199

  Stevens, Qualls E ^a   Howes, Greg ^a   Dickerman, Rob D ^b   Lee, John M ^c   Nardone, Emilio M ^d  

^a BroMenn Healthcare   (United States)

^b North Texas Neurosurgical Associates   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Ganglioglioma; Glioblastoma multiforme; Radiotherapy; Recurrence; Resection

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; LEVOFLOXACIN; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIATION DOSE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; CRANIOTOMY; DACARBAZINE; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; GANGLIOGLIOMA; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NEUROGLIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; REOPERATION; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33846081050     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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