Diffuse infiltrating astrocytoma of the cervicomedullary region: Clinicopathologic entity

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-159

  Squires, Liza A ^a   Constantini, Shlomo ^b   Miller, Douglas C ^c,d   Epstein, Fred ^d  

^a HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Brain stem; Spinal cord; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031409745     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121243     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Abbott R, Shiminski J, Wisoff J. Epstein F: Intrinsic tumors of the medulla: Surgical complications. Pediatr Neurosurg 1991-92; 17: 239-244.
2. Constantini S, Epstein F: Surgical indication and technical considerations in the management of benign brain stem gliomas. J Neuroon-col 1996:28:193-205.
3. Epstein F. Constantini S: Practical decisions in the treatment of pediatric brain stem tumors. Pediatr Neurosurg 1996;24:24-34.
4. Constantini S, Epstein F: Ultrasonic dissection; in Wilkins RH, Rcgachary SS (eds): Neurosurgery. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1996, pp 2714-2718.
5. Epstein F, Wisoff J; Intra-axial tumors of the cervicomedullary junction, J Neurosurg 1987; 67:483-487.
6. Epstein FJ, Wisoff JH: Surgical management of brain stem tumors of childhood and adolescence. Neurosurg Clin North Am 1990; 1:111-121.
7. Epstein F: intrinsic brainstem tumors of childhood. Surgical indications; in Kageyama N, Takahura K. Epstein F, Hoffman HJ, Schut L (eds): Intracranial Tumors in Infancy and Childhood. Prog Exp Tumor Res. Basel, Kar-ger, 1987, vol 30, pp 160-169.
8. Robertson PL, Allen JC, Abbott IR, et al: Cervicomedullary tumors in children; A distinct subset of brainstem gliomas. Neurology 1994; 10:1798-1803.
9. Hoffman HJ, Becker L, Craven MA: A clinically and pathologically distinct group of benign brain stem gliomas. Neurosurgery 1980;7:234-238.
10. Epstein FJ, Farmer JP: Brainstem glioma growth patterns. J Neurosurg 1993;78:408-412.
11. Maroata N, Deletis V, Epstein FJ, Kofler M, Abbott R, Lee M, Ruskin K: Brain stem mapping: Neurophysiological localization of motor nuclei on the floor of the fourth ventricle. Neurosurgery 1995;37:922-929.