Prognostic factors in glioblastoma multiforme

Objective: To study if the prognosis variables such as age, the Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS), extension of tumor removal by surgery, radiotherapy and tumor volume influenced the survival of patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Method: Retrospective analysis of GBM patients operated at...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Welling, José Carlos Lynch, Celestino Pereira, Ricardo Andrade, Fabiana Polycarpo Hidalgo, Alessandra G. L. Pereira, Claúdia Escoteguy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2010-12-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1625613