Meningiomas in children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-13

  Greene, Stephanie ^a,b   Nair, Nathan ^a   Ojemann, Jeffrey G ^a   Ellenbogen, Richard G ^a   Avellino, Anthony M ^a  

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

^b HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurofibromatosis type 2; Radiation induced meningioma; Spontaneously arising meningioma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR RECURRENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 37349020752     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000110656     Document Type: Article

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