Analysis of risk factors and survival in pediatric high-grade spinal cord astrocytoma: A population-based study

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 299-305

  Lam, Sandi ^a   Lin, Yimo ^a   Melkonian, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplastic astrocytoma; Glioblastoma; Outcomes study; Population based study; Spinal cord tumor; Spinal tumor; Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GENDER; GLIOBLASTOMA; HIGH GRADE SPINAL CORD ASTROCYTOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; PACIFIC ISLANDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD BIOPSY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; INFANT; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIMARY PEDIATRIC HIGH GRADE SPINAL CORD ASTROCYTOMA; PRIMARY TUMOR; SPINAL CORD CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883205605     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000353135     Document Type: Article

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