Germinoma of the basal ganglia and thalamus - CT and MRI findings

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 444-446

  Wong, L W ^a   Jayakumar, C R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Basal ganglion thalamus; Chemotherapy; Computed tomography; Germinoma; Magnetic Resonance

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THALAMUS; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; THALAMUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030728907     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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