Adjuvant radiotherapy in the treatment of pediatric myxopapillary ependymomas

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 639-643

  Al Halabi, Hani ^a   Montes, José L ^b   Atkinson, Jeffrey ^b   Farmer, Jean Pierre ^b   Freeman, Carolyn R ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Myxopapillary ependymoma; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE COURSE; EPENDYMOMA; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE METASTASIS; TOMOTHERAPY; VOMITING; ADJUVANT THERAPY; CHILD; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77957098122     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22614     Document Type: Article

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