Incidence patterns for ependymoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results study - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 725-729

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

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult population; Brain neoplasm; Ependymoma; Pediatric tumor; Tumor incidence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EPENDYMOMA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TREND STUDY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; AGE; BRAIN TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEER PROGRAM; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65649117328     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.9.JNS08117     Document Type: Article

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