Embryonal tumor with abundant neuropil and true rosettes (ETANTR): Report of a case with prominent neurocytic differentiation

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-98

  Dunham, Christopher ^a   Sugo, Ella ^b   Tobias, Vivienne ^b   Wills, Edward ^c   Perry, Arie ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Embryonal; FISH; Neurocytoma; Neuronal; Pediatric; Primitive; Rosettes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MACROCEPHALY; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROPIL; PARIETAL LOBE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; NEURONS; NEUROPIL; ROSETTE FORMATION;

EID: 34547094382     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-007-9346-y     Document Type: Article

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