Spinal cord pilocytic astrocytoma with leptomeningeal dissemination to the brain: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2006, Pages 508-514

  Abel, Taylor J ^a   Chowdhary, Abhineet ^a   Thapa, Mahesh ^a   Rutledge, Joe C ^a   Geyer, J Russell ^a   Ojemann, Jeffrey ^a   Avellino, Anthony M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glioma; Leptomeningeal dissemination; Pediatric neurosurgery; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Recurrent disease

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; VINCRISTINE;

BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33845694694     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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