Glioblastoma resection: In search of a threshold between worthwhile and futile

Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 610-611

  Solheim, Ole ^a   Gulati, Sasha ^b   Jakola, Asgeir Store ^c  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b National Centre of Competence in Ultrasound and Image Guided Surgery   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Extent of resection; Glioblastoma

Indexed keywords

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROSURGEON; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SAMPLE SIZE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EXTENT OF RESECTION; GLIOBLASTOMA;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84896903339     PISSN: 15228517     EISSN: 15235866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not312     Document Type: Letter

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