A comprehensive analysis of intracranial chordoma and survival: A systematic review

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 446-453

  Jian, Brian J ^a   Bloch, Orin G ^a   Yang, Isaac ^a   Han, Seunggu J ^a   Aranda, Derrick ^a   Parsa, Andrew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

age; histologic subtype; Intracranial chordoma; survival; systematic review; treatment

Indexed keywords

CHORDOMA; GROUPS BY AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; META ANALYSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORDOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79961203303     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2010.546896     Document Type: Review

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