Multiple spinal metastases of cranial gliosarcoma: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-204

  Demirci, Senem ^a   Akalin, Taner ^a   Islekel, Sertac ^a   Ertan, Yesim ^a   Anacak, Yavuz ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma; Gliosarcoma; Metastases; Prognosis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PEROXIDASE; PROTEIN P53;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GLIOSARCOMA; HEMIPLEGIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LIMB WEAKNESS; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT DURATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VOMITING; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 43149117481     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9550-4     Document Type: Article

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