Thalamic gliomas in children: An extensive clinical, neuroradiological and pathological study of 14 cases

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1603-1610

  Fernandez, Carla ^a   Maues de Paula, André ^a   Colin, Carole ^b   Quilichini, Benoé ^a   Bouvier Labit, Corinne ^a,b   Girard, Nadine ^a   Scavarda, Didier ^a   Lena, Gabriel ^a   Figarella Branger, Dominique ^a,b  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Child; Glioblastoma; Glioma; Neuroimaging; Oligodendroglioma; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Thalamus; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PROTEIN P53;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CHROMOSOME 1P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SURVIVAL; THALAMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845690715     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0184-6     Document Type: Article

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