Pilomyxoid astrocytoma: Neuroimaging with clinicopathologic correlates in 4 cases followed over time

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 465-470

  Komakula, Sirisha T ^a   Fenton, Laura Z ^b   Kleinschmidt DeMasters, Bette K ^a   Foreman, Nicholas K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric gliomas; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Pilomyxoid astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYST; EDEMA; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; INFANT; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOMYXOID ASTROCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR CALCINOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR NECROSIS;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 34347389049     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3180950483     Document Type: Article

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