Desmoplastic Cerebral Astrocytoma of Infancy : A case report

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 440-444

  Park, Kyeongmee ^a   Yoo, Jinye ^a   Cho, Hyejae ^a   Cho, Wooho ^a   Park, Sangkeun ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Infant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; GENERAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032130026     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1998.13.4.440     Document Type: Article

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