Astroblastoma. Case report, review of the literature, and analysis of treatment strategies

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-27

  Mangano, F T ^a,c   Curt, B A ^a   Mittler, M A ^b   Valderrama, E ^b   Schneider, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ML 0515 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Astroblastoma; Brain neoplasms; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; CYTOGENETICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASMS, NEUROEPITHELIAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 34249775516     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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