Medulloblastomas with extensive posttherapy neuronal maturation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 330-334

  Cai, Dan X ^b   Mafra, Manuela ^b   Schmidt, Robert E ^b   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^b   Park, Tae Sung ^b   Perry, Arie ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Medulloblastoma; Neuronal differentiation; Primitive neuroectodermal tumor; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NERVE CELL; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033858588     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.2.0330     Document Type: Article

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