Late recurrence and salvage therapy of CNS germinomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-211

  Kamoshima, Yuuta ^a   Sawamura, Yutaka ^a   Ikeda, Jun ^a   Shirato, Hiroki ^a   Aoyama, Hidefumi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Germinoma; Intracranial; Recurrence; Salvage therapy

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; NIMUSTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53349129884     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9649-7     Document Type: Article

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