Recurrent astroblastoma treated with gamma knife radiosurgery

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 751-754

  Weintraub, David ^a   Monteith, Stephen J ^a   Yen, Chun Po ^a   Schlesinger, David ^b   Rich, Tyvin ^b   Sheehan, Jason ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Astroblastoma; Gamma knife; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROBLASTOMA; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIATION DOSE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS, NEUROEPITHELIAL; RADIOSURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959808118     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-010-0430-3     Document Type: Article

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