Pathogenesis of intracranial germ cell tumors reconsidered

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 258-264

  Sano, Keiji ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Germ cell tumor; Germinoma; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

EID: 0032928338     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.90.2.0258     Document Type: Article

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