Prognostic factors and therapeutic outcomes in 22 patients with pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 281-287

  Lim, Sungryong ^a   Kim, Jeong Hoon ^a   Kim, Sun A ^b   Park, Eun Suk ^c   Ra, Young Shin ^a   Kim, Chang Jin ^a  

^a Departiments of Neurological Surgery   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Outcome; Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma; Prognosis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN NECROSIS; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEADACHE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PARIETAL LOBE; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84881018109     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2013.53.5.281     Document Type: Review

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