Results of a long-term follow-up after neuroendoscopic biopsy procedure and third ventriculostomy in patients with intracranial germinomas

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 193-198

  Shono, Tadahisa ^a   Natori, Yoshihiro ^b   Morioka, Takato ^a   Torisu, Rina ^a   Mizoguchi, Masahiro ^a   Agata, Shinji ^a   Suzuki, Satoshi O ^a   Iwaki, Toru ^a   Inamura, Takanori ^c   Fukui, Masashi ^e   Oka, Kazunari ^d   Sasaki, Tomio ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ASO IIZUKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Inamura Neurosurgical Clinic   (Japan)

^d Yamamoto Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^e KURUME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Germinoma; Neuroendoscope; Pediatric neurosurgery; Tumor dissemination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM SEEDING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 38449120890     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/09/193     Document Type: Article

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