Epidermoid cysts of the pineal region

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 170-178

  MacKay, Christopher I ^a   Baeesa, Saleh S ^a   Ventureyra, Enrique C G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidermoid cyst; Management; Pineal region; Stereotaxis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDERMOID CYST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; EPIDERMAL CYST; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINEAL GLAND; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032935217     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050363     Document Type: Article

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