Pituitary stalk thickening and primary central nervous system lymphoma

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 227-231

  Capra, Michael ^a   Wherrett, D ^a   Weitzman, S ^a   Dirks, P ^a   Hawkins, C ^a   Bouffet, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood; Growth hormone; Pituitary stalk; Primary CNS lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CLONAZEPAM; CLONIDINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DESMOPRESSIN; DOXORUBICIN; ESTROGEN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOXETINE; GONADORELIN; HUMOTROPE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFUNDIBULUM; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; SHORT STATURE; THICKNESS; TIME; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR GROWTH;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 1842431908     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEON.0000021863.06620.48     Document Type: Article

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