Pineal region tumors and the role of stereotactic biopsy: Review of the mortality, morbidity, and diagnostic rates in 370 cases

Neurosurgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 907-914

  Regis, Jean ^a   Bouillot, Pablo ^a   Rouby Volot, Françoise ^a   Figarella Branger, Dominique ^a   Dufour, Henry ^a   Peragut, Jean C ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Pineal region; Stereotactic biopsy; Stereotaxy; Third ventricle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXCISION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PINEAL GLAND; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0029808132     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199611000-00003     Document Type: Article

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