Radical resection for intrinsic midbrain pilocytic astrocytoma: Report of two cases

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-97

  Miyamoto, S ^a,b   Mikuni, N ^a   Yamada, K ^a   Takahashi, J A ^a   Hashimoto, N ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intrinsic; Midbrain; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Radical resection; Surgical cure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; THALAMUS;

EID: 12444262269     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0339-8     Document Type: Article

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