The clinical features of spinal leptomeningeal dissemination from malignant gliomas

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 334-338

  Bae, Jung Sik ^a   Yang, Seung Ho ^b   Yoon, Woan Soo ^c   Kang, Seok Gu ^a   Hong, Yong Kil ^a   Jeun, Sin Soo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Malignant glioma; Seeding; Spinal dissemination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; MENINGEAL METASTASIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 79960279395     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2011.49.6.334     Document Type: Article

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