Embryonal tumor with abundant neuropil and true rosettes. A new entity or only variations of a parent neoplasms (PNETs)? This is the dilemma

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 317-320

  La Spina, M ^a   Pizzolitto, S ^b   Skrap, M ^b   Nocerino, A ^c   Russo, G ^a   Di Cataldo, A ^a   Perilongo, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pediatric neuroblastic brain tumors; Recommended treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; LOMUSTINE; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BOY; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GAIT DISORDER; HEMIPARESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROPIL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; ROSETTE FORMATION; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; NEUROPIL; PONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745779082     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-005-9105-x     Document Type: Article

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