Primary spinal cord tumors of childhood: Effects of clinical presentation, radiographic features, and pathology on survival

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 259-269

  Crawford, John R ^a,b,e   Zaninovic, Alejandra ^a   Santi, Mariarita ^a   Rushing, Elisabeth J ^c   Olsen, Cara H ^d   Keating, Robert F ^a,b   Vezina, Gilbert ^a,b   Kadom, Nadja ^a,b   Packer, Roger J ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood spinal tumor; Intraspinal tumor; Pediatric spinal cord tumor

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY TUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 70350003743     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-009-9925-1     Document Type: Article

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