Diffuse intrinsic brainstem tumors in neonates. Report of 2 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 382-385

  Shah, Niketa C ^a   Amit, R A Y ^a   Bartels, U T E ^a   Rutka, James ^a   Bouffet, Eric ^a   Drake, James ^a   Hawkins, Cynthia E ^a   Huang, Annie ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital disease; Diffuse intrinsic brainstem glioma; Primitive neuroectodermal tumor

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PHENOBARBITAL; STEROID;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEUROIMAGING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMOR GROWTH;

BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 43449095727     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/1/5/382     Document Type: Article

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