Pediatric acoustic schwannoma showing rapid regrowth with high proliferative activity

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 134-137

  Harada, Kei ^a   Nishizaki, Takafumi ^a   Adachi, Naoto ^a   Suzuki, Michiyasu ^a   Ito, Haruhide ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acoustic schwannoma MIB 1 staining index; Pediatric patient

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0034041840     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050479     Document Type: Article

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