A systematic review of overall survival in pediatric primary glioblastoma multiforme of the spinal cord

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 239-248

  Konar, Subhas K ^a   Bir, Shyamal C ^a   Maiti, Tanmoy K ^a   Nanda, Anil ^a  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Oncology; Spinal glioblastoma; Spine; Survival outcome

Indexed keywords

BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LIMB WEAKNESS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINE METASTASIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 85013031927     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2016.8.PEDS1631     Document Type: Review

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