Descriptive epidemiology of central nervous system germ cell tumors: Nonpineal analysis

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-264

  Villano, J Lee ^a   Virk, Irim Y ^a   Ramirez, Vanessa ^a   Propp, Jennifer M ^a   Engelhard, Herbert H ^a   McCarthy, Bridget J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Epidemiology; Germ cell tumors; Germinoma; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CANCER REGISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; INFANT; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; REGISTRIES; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952313741     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: 15235866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nop029     Document Type: Article

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