Spontaneous regression of low-grade gliomas in pediatric patients without neurofibromatosis

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 324-328

  Rozen, Warren Matthew ^a,c   Joseph, Samuel ^a   Lo, Patrick Anthony ^b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glioma; Neurofibromatosis; Pediatric brain tumors; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Spontaneous regression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 46449084873     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000134925     Document Type: Article

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