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Epidemiology of Intracranial Gliomas.
Progress in neurological surgery - 1 Jan 2018
Ostrom Quinn T, Gittleman Haley, Stetson Lindsay, Virk Selene, Barnholtz-Sloan Jill S
Abstract excerpt
Gliomas are the most common primary intracranial neoplasms, which cause significant mortality and morbidity that is disproportionate to their relatively rare incidence. Many potential risk factors for glioma have been studied to date, but only few provide explanation for the number of brain tumor cases identified. The most significant findings include increased risk due to exposure to ionizing radiation and...
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