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Brief Report

Prolonged survival associated with the use of intraoperative carmustine (Gliadel®) in a paediatric patient with recurrent Grade III astrocytoma

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Pages 516-518 | Received 08 Jun 2012, Accepted 06 Jan 2013, Published online: 08 Feb 2013

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