Emergency irradiation of 3.4Gy/2f in pineal gland germinoma patients with symptomatic hydrocephalus
Abstract Background Surgical interventions including ventriculostomy and ventriculo-peritoneal shunt were usually administrated in pineal germ cell tumor patients with symptomatic hydrocephalus. Considering higher sensitivity of germinoma to anti-tumor therapy, we explored emergency irradiation as n...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Chinese Neurosurgical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41016-019-0160-0 |