Dissemination limits the survival of patients with anaplastic ependymoma after extensive surgical resection, meticulous follow up, and intensive treatment for recurrence

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-192

  Saito, Ryuta ^a   Kumabe, Toshihiro ^a   Kanamori, Masayuki ^a   Sonoda, Yukihiko ^a   Tominaga, Teiji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaplastic ependymoma; Dissemination; Follow up; Prognosis; Survival; Total resection

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NIMUSTINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL ANAPLASTIC EPENDYMOMA; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 77949653793     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-010-0243-z     Document Type: Article

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