Brainstem gliomas in children and adults

Current Opinion in Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 662-667

  Laigle Donadey, Florence ^a   Doz, François ^b   Delattre, Jean Yves ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Adults; Brainstem glioma; Children; MRI; Radiation

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; GADOLINIUM; IRINOTECAN; METHYLPHENIDATE; THALIDOMIDE; TIPIFARNIB;

BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG TOLERANCE; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 55749097422     PISSN: 10408746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCO.0b013e32831186e0     Document Type: Review

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