Extended focal radiotherapy of 30 Gy alone for intracranial synchronous bifocal germinoma: A single institute experience

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1315-1321

  Huang, Pin I ^a   Chen, Yi Wei ^a,c   Wong, Tai Tong ^a,c   Lee, Yi Yen ^b   Chang, Kai Ping ^a,c   Guo, Wan Yuo ^a,c   Chang, Feng Chi ^a,c   Liang, Muh Lii ^a,c   Chen, Hsin Hung ^a   Chiou, Shi Hwa ^a,c   Yen, Sang Hue ^a,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bifocal; Germinoma; Intracranial; Radiotherapy; Whole ventricle irradiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR REGRESSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 52749083506     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0648-y     Document Type: Article

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