Primary medulla oblongata germinoma: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 339-342

  Yen, Pao Sheng ^c   Chou, Andy Shau Bin ^c   Chen, Chi Jen ^b   Jung, Shih Ming ^b   Chuang, Huo Li ^a   Scott, R Michael ^d  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Germinoma; Intracranial germ cell tumor; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medulla oblongata

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CHOROID PLEXUS PAPILLOMA; CRANIECTOMY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; GLIOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; LAMINECTOMY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; RADIATION DOSE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDULLA OBLONGATA;

EID: 0038399011     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023331700995     Document Type: Article

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