Quality of life of extremely long-time germinoma survivors mainly treated with radiotherapy

Progress in Neurological Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue , 2009, Pages 130-139

  Sugiyama, Kazuhiko ^a   Yamasaki, Fumiyuki ^a   Kurisu, Kaoru ^a   Kenjo, Masahiro ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PINEAL GLAND; PINEALOMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349104265     PISSN: 00796492     EISSN: 16623924     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000210059     Document Type: Article

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