Brain tumors in the first three years of life: A review of twenty cases

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 65, Issue 4 A, 2007, Pages 960-964

  De Espíndola, Adriana Ávila ^a,b   Matushita, Hamilton ^a   Pimenta, Juliana Martins ^a   Fernandes, Ana Cristina Da Silva ^a   Rosemberg, Sérgio ^a   Reed, Umbertina Conti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FMUSP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Central nervous system tumors; Children; Neuro oncology treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 37649005910     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000600007     Document Type: Article

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