Endodermal cyst presenting as a prenatally diagnosed large intracranial cyst: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 506-508

  Chen, Pin Yuan ^a   Wu, Chieh Tsai ^a   Lui, Tai Ngar ^a   Jung, Shih Ming ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endodermal cyst; Pediatric neurosurgery; Prenatal intracranial cyst

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

BRAIN DISEASES; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 34250862203     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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