Survival of patients treated with radiation therapy for anaplastic astrocytoma
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Survival of patients treated with radiation therapy for anaplastic astrocytoma
BACKGROUND Anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) represents 7% of primary brain tumors in adults. Patient-, tumor-, and treatment-related factors are thought to be predictive of survival. We retrospectively assessed the association of patient-, tumor-, and treatment-related factors with survival in AA treated with radiotherapy (RT) at our institution. PATIENTS AND METHODS Medical records of patients wi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Radiology and Oncology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1581-3207
DOI: 10.2478/raon-2014-0019