Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: A rare tumor with an unusual presentation

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 280-283

  Khaddage, Abir ^a   Chambonniere, Marie Laure ^a   Morrison, Alan L ^c   Allard, Dominique ^a   Dumollard, Jean Marc ^a   Pasquier, Basile ^b   Péoc'h, Michel ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Naval Hospital Pensacola   (United States)

^d Centre Hospitalier Universitaire   (France)

Author keywords

brain tumors; desmoplasia; Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (DIG); infancy

Indexed keywords

RETICULIN;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DESMOPLASTIC INFANTILE GANGLIOGLIOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GANGLIOGLIOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECROSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 5644256860     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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