Diffuse brainstem tumors: When is a biopsy necessary

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 252-255

  Albright, A Leiand ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Brainstem glioma; Magnetic resonance scan

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAIN STEM; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029909826     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121047     Document Type: Article

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