Globular glioma of the tectum

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 492-495

  Antunes, Nuno Lobo ^a   Tavora, Luis ^b   Souweidane, Mark ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033028479     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(99)00009-0     Document Type: Article

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