Medulloblastoma with extensive nodularity: A variant with favorable prognosis

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 971-977

  Giangaspero, Felice ^b   Perilongo, Giorgio ^b   Fondelli, Maria Paola ^b   Brisigotti, Massimo ^b   Carollo, Carla ^b   Burnelli, Roberta ^b   Burger, Peter C ^b   Garrè, Maria Luisa ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Embryonic tumor primitive neuroectodermal tumor; Medulloblastoma; Neuroblastoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032728334     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.6.0971     Document Type: Article

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