Medulloblastoma with extensive nodularity in nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome [1]

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 266-267

  Aliani, Schahin ^a   Brunner, Juergen ^a   Graf, Norbert ^a   Altmeyer, Katrin ^a   Niedermayer, Isolde ^a   Strowitzki, Martin ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Medulloblastoma with extensive nodularity; Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGENESIS; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MACROCEPHALY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MICROCEPHALY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR;

BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037398267     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.10163     Document Type: Letter

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