Pattern of recurrence in paediatric malignant glioma: An institutional experience

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-284

  Vaidya, Sucheta J ^a   Hargrave, Darren ^a   Saran, Frank ^a   Britton, Juliet ^b   Soomal, Rubin ^a   Bouffet, Eric ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaplastic astrocytoma; Dissemination; Glioblastoma; Malignant glioma; Metastases; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAUNORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; THIOTEPA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RELAPSE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENINGEAL METASTASIS; METASTASIS; RECURRENCE RISK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34250782206     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-006-9313-z     Document Type: Article

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