Both location and age predict survival in ependymoma: A SEER study

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-69

  McGuire, Courtney S ^a   Sainani, Kristin L ^a   Fisher, Paul Graham ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Ependymomas; Epidemiology; Pediatric oncology; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; AGE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RACE; RADIOTHERAPY; REGISTER; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIOTHERAPY; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 58149387317     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21806     Document Type: Article

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