Multiple cavernous angiomas after high-dose whole-brain radiation therapy

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 322-325

  Novelli, Paula M ^a   Reigel, Donald H ^a   Gleason, P Langham ^a   Yunis, Eduardo ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous angioma; Ependymoma; External beam radiation therapy; Medulloblastoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMANGIOMA; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CRANIECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY;

EID: 0031415793     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121213     Document Type: Article

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