Pediatric primary pilocytic astrocytoma of the cerebellopontine angle: A case report

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-251

  Mirone, G ^a   Schiabello, L ^a   Chibbaro, S ^a   Bouazza, S ^a   George, B ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Cerebellopontine angle; Facial nerve; Pylocitic astrocytoma; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIECTOMY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOUDNESS RECRUITMENT; MALE; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PONS ANGLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ASTROCYTOMA; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; CHILD; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 58049157859     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0690-9     Document Type: Article

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