Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma associated with tuberous sclerosis: Diagnostic and surgical characteristics of five cases with unusual features

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-221

  Turgut, Mehmet ^a   Akalan, Nejat ^b   Özgen, Tuncalp ^b   Ruacan, Sevket ^b   Erbengi, Aykut ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Diagnosis; Surgical treatment; Tuberous sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBEPENDYMOMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0030218866     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0303-8467(96)00028-5     Document Type: Article

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