Benign tumours of the pineal region: A prospective study from 1983 to 1997

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 228-233

  Chandy, M J ^a   Damaraju, S C ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Benign tumours; Pineal region

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PINEALOMA;

EID: 0031805396     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699845041     Document Type: Article

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