Pineal yolk sac tumour with a solid pattern: A case report in a Chinese adult man with Down's syndrome

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 882-884

  Tan, H W ^a   Ty, A ^a   Goh, S G N ^a   Wong, M C ^a   Hong, A ^b   Chuah, K L ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHINA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; HUMANS; MALE; PINEALOMA; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 4043062825     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.016659     Document Type: Article

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