Intracranial germinoma: A rare but important differential diagnosis in children with growth retardation

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 302-305

  Gottschling, Sven ^a   Graf, Norbert ^a   Meyer, Sascha ^a   Reinhard, Harald ^a   Krenn, Thomas ^a   Rohrer, Tilman ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diabetes insipidus; Germinoma; Growth retardation; Pituitary hormones

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DESMOPRESSIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; GROWTH RETARDATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; PITUITARY HORMONES;

EID: 33644603821     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500430262     Document Type: Article

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