Surgical strategies for treating patients with pineal region tumors

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 69, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 221-236

  Bruce, Jeffrey N ^a   Ogden, Alfred T ^a  

^a NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Germ cell tumor; Germinoma; Outcome; Pineal parenchymal tumor; Pineal tumor; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic biopsy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; ATAXIA; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PUPIL DISEASE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SECTION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PINEAL GLAND; PINEALOMA;

EID: 19444369849     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEON.0000041885.09226.2d     Document Type: Article

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