Intra-axial tumors of the cervicomedullary junction: Surgical results and long-term outcome

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-18

  Weiner, Howard L ^a   Freed, Diana ^a   Woo, Henry H ^a   Rezai, Ali R ^a   Kim, Richard ^a   Epstein, Fred J ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Brainstem neoplasm; Cervicomedullary junction; Cervicomedullary neoplasm; Glioma; Spinal cord neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031415987     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121219     Document Type: Article

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