Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in children and adolescents

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 290-294

  Nageswara Rao, Amulya A ^a   Laack, Nadia N ^a   Giannini, Caterina ^a   Wetmore, Cynthia ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Low grade glioma; Management; Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955110017     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22490     Document Type: Article

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