Exophytic malignant brainstem mixed glioma in an adult: A case report

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-129

  Lee, Thomas T ^a   Galarza, Marcelo ^a   Petito, Carol K ^a   Heros, Roberto C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplastic mixed glioma; Brainstem glioma; Posterior fossa tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031882059     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005969429013     Document Type: Article

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