Intracranial tumor surgery in patients >70 years of age: Is clinical practice worthwhile or futile?

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 288-294

  Rogne, S G ^a   Konglund, A ^b   Meling, T R ^b   Scheie, D ^c   Johannesen, T B ^c,d   Ronning P ^b   Helseth, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Brain metastases; Brain neoplasm; Elderly patients; Meningioma; Pituitary adenoma; Survival; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349970814     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01157.x     Document Type: Article

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