Anaplasia in pilocytic astrocytoma predicts aggressive behavior

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-160

  Rodriguez, Fausto J ^a   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a   Burger, Peter C ^a   Jenkins, Sarah ^b   Giannini, Caterina ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplasia; Glioma; Grading; Neurofibromatosis; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

MIB1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR MARKER; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPLASIA; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; MITOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649102480     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181c75238     Document Type: Article

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