Malignant transformation of a chiasmatic pilocytic astrocytoma in a patient with diencephalic syndrome

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-210

  van der Wal, Ester P J ^a   Azzarelli, Biagio ^a   Edwards Brown, Mary ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiasmatic pilocytic astrocytoma; Diencephalic syndrome; Malignant transformation; Metastatic spread

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RESEARCH; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; DIENCEPHALON; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MENINGEAL METASTASIS; MENTAL HEALTH; NERVE PARALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0038182113     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0828-y     Document Type: Article

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