Cerebellar medulloblastoma in an elderly man: An unexpected finding

Acta Clinica Croatica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-48

  Sajko, Tomislav ^a   Talan Hranilović, Jasna ^a   Al Qoud, Hassan ^a   Božić, Boris ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adult; Cerebellar neoplasms diagnosis; Medulloblastoma diagnosis; Medulloblastoma surgery; Medulloblastoma therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; GAIT DISORDER; HEMISPHERE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 2942748471     PISSN: 03539466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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