Primary germinoma of the posterior cranial fossa: A case report

Neuroradiology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 716-718

  Evanson, E J ^a,b   Lewis, P D ^b   Colquhoun, I R ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Germinoma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Posterior cranial fossa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLUM; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 0030881206     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050493     Document Type: Article

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