Endoscopic biopsy during third ventriculostomy in paediatric pineal region tumours

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1323-1326

  Al Tamimi, Yahia Z ^a   Bhargava, Deepti ^a   Surash, Surash ^a   Ramirez, Roberto E ^a   Novegno, Federica ^a   Crimmins, Darach W ^a   Tyagi, Atul K ^a   Chumas, Paul D ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Neuro endoscopy; Paediatric; Pineal gland; Pineal tumour

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TERATOMA;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROENDOSCOPY; PINEAL GLAND; PINEALOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIRD VENTRICLE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 52749087373     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0632-6     Document Type: Article

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