Spontaneous regression of a residual pineal tumor after resection of a cerebellar vermian germinoma

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-70

  Fujimaki, Takamitsu ^a   Mishima, Kazuhiko ^a   Asai, Akio ^a   Suzuki, Ichiro ^a   Kirino, Takaaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Germinoma; Immunological mechanism; MIB 1 index; Multiple intracranial germ cell tumor; Spontaneous regression

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOTOXICITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; STAINING;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 0032961051     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006155120191     Document Type: Article

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