Brainstem stereotactic biopsy sampling in children

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 108-114

  Pincus, David W ^a,b   Richter, Erich O ^a   Yachnis, Anthony T ^a   Bennett, Jeffrey ^a   Bhatti, M Tariq ^a   Smith, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glioma; Pediatric neurosurgery; Stereotactic biopsy sampling

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; INTERFERON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33644895695     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2006.104.2.108     Document Type: Article

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