Adult gliosarcoma: Epidemiology, natural history, and factors associated with outcome

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-191

  Kozak, Kevin R ^a   Mahadevan, Anand ^b   Moody, John S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c The University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma; Gliosarcoma; Radiation; SEER

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOSARCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SEER PROGRAM; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65949102084     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: 15235866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2008-076     Document Type: Article

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