Malignant transformation of conus medullaris ganglioglioma: Case report

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-315

  Amini, Amin ^a   Chin, Steven S ^a   Schmidt, Meic H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Conus medullaris; Ganglioglioma; Glioblastoma multiforme; Malignant transformation

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONUS MEDULLARIS GANGLIOGLIOMA; DEATH; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DACARBAZINE; GANGLIOGLIOMA; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARAPLEGIA; RADIOTHERAPY; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247248770     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-006-9288-9     Document Type: Article

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