Clinical features and treatment of meningiomas in children: Report of 12 cases and literature review

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-117

  Liu, Yuguang ^a   Li, Feng ^a   Zhu, Shugan ^a   Liu, Meng ^a   Wu, Chengyuan ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Children, meningioma; Clinical characteristics; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEWBORN; PAPILLEDEMA; PARENCHYMA; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38749099854     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113112     Document Type: Article

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