Factors Associated with Increased Survival after Surgical Resection of Glioblastoma in Octogenarians

Kalil G. Abdullah; Ashwin Ramayya; Jayesh P. Thawani; Lukasz Macyszyn; Maria Martinez-Lage; Donald M. O’Rourke; Steven Brem

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127202

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Factors Associated with Increased Survival after Surgical Resection of Glioblastoma in Octogenarians

Kalil G. Abdullah,

Current address: Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Ashwin Ramayya,

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jayesh P. Thawani,

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Lukasz Macyszyn,

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Maria Martinez-Lage,

Current address: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Donald M. O’Rourke,

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Steven Brem

* E-mail: Steven.Brem@uphs.upenn.edu

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Factors Associated with Increased Survival after Surgical Resection of Glioblastoma in Octogenarians

Kalil G. Abdullah,
Ashwin Ramayya,
Jayesh P. Thawani,
Lukasz Macyszyn,
Maria Martinez-Lage,
Donald M. O’Rourke,
Steven Brem

Published: May 15, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127202

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