Sub-classification of low-grade cerebellar astrocytoma: Is it clinically meaningful?

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 19, Issue 10-11, 2003, Pages 729-735

  Bernhardtsen, Tine ^a   Laursen, Henning ^a   Bojsen Møller, Marie ^b   Gjerris, Flemming ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cerebellar astrocytoma; Daumas Duport grading; Kernohan grading; Rosenthal fibres; Survival; WHO grading

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN B CHAIN; ASTROCYTOMA; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0345170656     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-003-0825-y     Document Type: Review

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