Early spontaneous regression of a hypothalamic/chiasmatic mass in neurofibromatosis type 1: MR findings

European Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1076-1078

  Zuccoli, G ^a   Ferrozzi, F ^a   Sigorini, M ^a   Virdis, R ^a   Bassi, P ^a   Bellomi, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; Magnetic resonance; Nervous system tumours; Neurofibromatosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR REGRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033937474     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003309900293     Document Type: Article

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