Efficacy of neuroendoscopic procedures in minimally invasive preferential management of pineal region tumors: A prospective study

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 245-253

  Oi, Shizuo ^a,b   Shibata, Masayoshi ^a   Tominaga, Jiro ^a   Honda, Yumie ^a   Shinoda, Masaki ^a   Takei, Futoshi ^a   Tsugane, Ryuichi ^a   Matsuzawa, Kazuhito ^a   Sato, Osamu ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Neuroendoscopic surgery; Pineal region tumor; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033855056     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.2.0245     Document Type: Article

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