Malignant astrocytoma following radiotherapy for craniopharyngioma

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-52

  Menon, G ^a   Nair, S ^a   Rajesh, B ^a   Rao, B R M ^a   Radhakrishnan, V ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Gliomas; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LOBECTOMY; MALE; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE;

EID: 34247561443     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 09731482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.31974     Document Type: Article

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