Authors: | Dunkel, I. J.; Souweidane, M. M. |
Editors: | Lisak, R. P.; Truong, D. D.; Carroll, W. M.; Bhidayasiri, R. |
Article/Chapter Title: | Brain stem glioma |
Keywords: | brain stem glioma - brain stem tumors being heterogeneous; ced in brain stem; conventional-dose chemotherapy - administered in conjunction with external beam radiation therapy; diagnosis in typical cases - made via mri scan, without biopsy; diffuse pontine tumors - significant portion of deaths due to childhood cancer; emerging therapies; external beam radiation therapy - standard therapy for diffuse pontine tumors; patients with diffuse pontine tumors - usually present with short history (weeks) of signs or symptoms |
Book Title: | International Neurology: A Clinical Approach |
ISBN: | 978-1-4051-5738-4 |
Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell |
Publication Place: | Oxford, UK |
Date Published: | 2010-01-01 |
Start Page: | 519 |
End Page: | 521 |
Language: | English |
DOI: | 10.1002/9781444317008.ch132 |
PROVIDER: | scopus |
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Notes: | --- Chapter 132 - 9781405157384 (ISBN) - "Export Date: 1 November 2013" - "Source: Scopus" |