Moral and legal reasons for altruism in the case of brainstem biopsy in diffuse glioma

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 617-

  Mallucci, Conor ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIFFUSE PONTINE GLIOMA; EDITORIAL; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; NEUROSURGERY; ONCOLOGY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 56549083430     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690802482896     Document Type: Editorial

References (1)

1. Albright AL, Packer RJ, Zimmerman R, Rorke LB, Boyett J, Hammond GD. Magnetic resonance scans should replace biopsies for the diagnosis of diffuse brain stem gliomas: a report from the Children's Cancer Group. Neurosurgery 1993;33:1026-9.