Histological subtypes of symptomatic central nervous system tumours in Singapore

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 372-374

  Das, A ^a   Chapman, C A T ^b   Yap, W M ^b  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Central nervous system tumours; Singapore; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER SURGERY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HEREDITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; INFANT; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; METASTASIS; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0033621547     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.3.372     Document Type: Article

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