Do children and adults differ in survival from medulloblastoma? A study from the SEER registry

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-85

  Curran, Emily K ^a   Le, Gem M ^b,c   Sainani, Kristin L ^a   Propp, Jennifer M ^d   Fisher, Paul Graham ^a,e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States   (United States)

^e STANFORD CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult medulloblastoma; Medulloblastoma; Primitive neuroectodermal tumor; SEER; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SAN FRANCISCO; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349332912     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-009-9894-4     Document Type: Article

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