Positron emission tomography in three children with pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 522-527

  Etzl Jr , Michael M ^a   Kaplan, Allen M ^a   Moss, David ^a   Spataro, Joseph ^a   Bonstelle, Charles T ^a   Lawson, Michael A ^a   Bandy, Daniel J ^a  

^a PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE; SPINE METASTASIS; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0036656734     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380201700709     Document Type: Article

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