Coexistence of cerebellar primitive neuroectodermal tumor and cerebellar dysplasia: Case report

Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 837-843

  Jay, Venita ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

brain; cerebellum; dysplasia; medulloblastoma; pathology; primitive neuroectodermal tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPLASIA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE;

EID: 0029779328     PISSN: 10771042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/107710496175444     Document Type: Article

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