Disseminated ependymomas of the central nervous system

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 618-624

  Rezai, Ali R ^b   Woo, Henry H ^b   Lee, Mark ^b   Cohen, Henry ^b   Zagzag, David ^b   Epstein, Fred J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

brain tumor; dissemination; ependymoma; metastasis; myxopapillary tumor; proliferation index; spinal cord tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029791466     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.4.0618     Document Type: Article

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