Long-term follow-up of germinoma after stereotactic biopsy and brain radiotherapy: A cell kinetics study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 245, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 593-597

  Franzini, Angelo ^a   Leocata, Filippo ^a   Servello, Domenico ^a   Cajola, Laura ^a   Allegranza, Antonio ^a   Broggi, Giovanni ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid dissemination; Intracranial germinoma; Radiotherapy; Stereotactic biopsy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CELL KINETICS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LYMPHOID CELL; MALE; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL CYCLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PINEALOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELLA TURCICA; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031663820     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050251     Document Type: Article

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