Pineal region giant cell astrocytoma associated with tuberous sclerosis. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages 322-325

  Robinson, Shenandoah ^b   Rodgers, Mark ^b   Cohen, Alan R ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Pediatric neurosurgery; Phakomatosis; Pineal gland; Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma; Tuberous sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; CELL TRANSFORMATION; EYE MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSURGERY; NEUROENDOSCOPE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ASTROCYTOMA; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE ABNORMALITIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEUROENDOSCOPES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PINEAL GLAND; PINEALOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 18744385538     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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