Glioblastoma multiforme with very rapid growth and long-term survival in children: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1347-1352

  Khalatbari, Mahmoud Reza ^a   Hamidi, Mehrdokht ^a   Moharamzad, Yashar ^a  

^a Arad Hospital   (Iran)

Author keywords

Child; Glioblastoma multiforme; Long term survivor; Rapid tumor growth

Indexed keywords

CARMUSTINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOTHERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79960902716     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-011-1492-z     Document Type: Review

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