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Intramedullary hemangioblastoma of the spinal cord: Definitive management with irradiation
Author(s) -
Richardson R. Garratt,
Griffin Thomas W.,
Parker Robert G.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19800101)45:1<49::aid-cncr2820450109>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - griffin , hemangioblastoma , medicine , citation , spinal cord , library science , computer science , classics , surgery , history , psychiatry
A young woman with a very extensive intramedullary hemangioblastoma of the spinal cord was treated with a moderately high dose of irradiation after biopsy only of the tumor. Now, five years following treatment, there have been no radiation sequelae and no evidence of progressive disease.