Intraventricular astroblastoma: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-155

  Denaro, Luca ^a,b   Gardiman, Marina ^a   Calderone, Milena ^a   Rossetto, Marta ^a   Ciccarino, Pietro ^a   Giangaspero, Felice ^c   Perilongo, Giorgio ^a   D'Avella, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astroblastoma; Intraventricular tumor; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENTRICULAR ASTROBLASTOMA; NAUSEA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

CEREBRAL VENTRICLE NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSURGERY; NEOPLASMS, NEUROEPITHELIAL;

EID: 40849086667     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/1/2/152     Document Type: Article

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