Solitary retinal astrocytoma in an infant

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 305-307

  Bhende, Pramod ^a   Babu, Kalpana ^a   Kumari, Padmaja ^a   Krishnakamar, Subramanian ^a   Biswas, Jyotirmay ^a  

^a SANKARA NETHRALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LEUKOKORIA; MALE; RETINA DISEASE; SOLITARY RETINAL ASTROCYTOMA; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

EID: 4644306071     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20040901-10     Document Type: Article

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