Astrocitomas Difusos de Baixo Grau de Malignidade

Autores

  • Suzana Maria Fleurys Malheiros
  • João Norberto Stávale
  • Clélia Maria Ribeiro Franco
  • Fernando Menezes Braga
  • Alberto Alain Gabbai Alberto Alain Gabbai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/rnc.1998.v6.10331

Palavras-chave:

Astrocitoma, glioma, radioterapia

Resumo

Os autores apresentam uma revisão sobre astrocitomas de baixo grau de malignidade (Grau II – OMS), ressaltando, particularmente, os aspectos controversos em relação ao tratamento desses tumores.

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1998-06-30

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Malheiros, S. M. F., Stávale, J. N., Franco, C. M. R., Braga, F. M., & Alberto Alain Gabbai, A. A. G. (1998). Astrocitomas Difusos de Baixo Grau de Malignidade. Revista Neurociências, 6(2), 75–80. https://doi.org/10.34024/rnc.1998.v6.10331

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