Is medulloblastoma the same tumor in children and adults?

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-176

  Giordana, Maria Teresa ^a,b   Cavalla, Paola ^a   Dutto, Anna ^a   Borsotti, Lucia ^a   Chiò, Adriano ^a   Schiffer, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Clinica Neurologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult; Childhood; Differentiation; Medulloblastoma; Pathology; Potential; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROFILAMENT; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; HUMANS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030752227     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005762727257     Document Type: Article

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