Spontaneous decrease of a pilocytic astrocytoma in neurofibromatosis type 1

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1691-1694

  Leisti, Eeva Liisa ^a   Pyhtinen, Juhani ^a   Poyhonen, Minna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Neurofibromatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BIOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029982954     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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