Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor in children: Clinical features, treatment outcome and prognostic factors

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 377-383

  Yang, Hee Jin ^a   Nam, Do Hyun ^a   Wang, Kyu Chang ^a   Kim, Yeon Mee ^a   Chi, Je G ^a   Cho, Byung Kyu ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Child; Necrosis; Primitive neuroectodermal tumor; Prognosis; Surgical resection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE, PERIPHERAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344604504     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050418     Document Type: Article

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