The history of ependymoma management

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1167-1183

  Shim, Kyu Won ^a   Kim, Dong Seok ^a   Choi, Joong Uhn ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Craniospinal irradiation; Ependymoma; History; Management

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; LOMUSTINE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EPENDYMOMA; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOTHERAPY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 69949146304     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-0900-0     Document Type: Review

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