Impact of site of tumor recurrence upon survival for children with recurrent or progressive medulloblastoma

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 5-10

  Bowers, Daniel C ^a,b   Gargan, Lynn ^b   Weprin, Bradley E ^b   Mulne, Arlynn F ^b   Elterman, Roy D ^b   Munoz, Louis ^b   Giller, Cole A ^c   Winick, Naomi J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant; Medulloblastoma; Pediatric neurosurgery; Radiation therapy; Salvage therapy

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; SALVAGE THERAPY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SALVAGE THERAPY;

EID: 34547662368     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/07/005     Document Type: Article

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