Tectal gliomas in children: The implications for natural history and management strategy

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 223-231

  Daǧlioǧlu, Ergün ^a   Çataltepe, Oǧuz ^a   Akalan, Nejat ^a,b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Glioma; Hydrocephalus; Low grade glial tumor; Tectum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRETECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0037265532     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069823     Document Type: Article

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