Stereotactic iodine-125 brachytherapy for treatment of inoperable focal brainstem gliomas of WHO grades I and II: Feasibility and long-term outcome

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 273-283

  Ruge, Maximilian I ^a   Kickingereder, Philipp ^a   Simon, Thorsten ^a   Treuer, Harald ^a   Sturm, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brainstem gliomas; Interstitial radiosurgery; Iodine 125; Low grade gliomas; Stereotactic brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOCAL BRAINSTEM GLIOMA; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SPACE OCCUPYING CYST; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866045333     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0889-1     Document Type: Article

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