Primary glioblastoma of the trigeminal nerve root entry zone: case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 78-81

  Breshears, Jonathan D ^a   Ivan, Michael E ^a   Cotter, Jennifer A ^b   Bollen, Andrew W ^b   Theodosopoulos, Phillip V ^a   Berger, Mitchel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Cranial nerve; Glioblastoma; Oncology; Root entry zone; Trigeminal nerve

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GADOLINIUM; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; TEMOZOLOMIDE; ALKYLATING AGENT; DACARBAZINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CORNEA REFLEX; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASES;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; DACARBAZINE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 84925283446     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.10.JNS14449     Document Type: Article

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