De novo germinoma in the brain in association with Klinefelter's syndrome: Case report and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 553-558

  Kaido, Takanobu ^a,b   Sasaoka, Yasunori ^a   Hashimoto, Hiroshi ^a   Taira, Koji ^a  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^b Nishinara National Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; De novo; Germinoma; Klinefelter's syndrome

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DE NOVO CEREBRAL GERMINOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DWARFISM; HEMIPARESIS; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; KARYOTYPE 47,XXY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0344687488     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(03)00454-3     Document Type: Article

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