Exophytic giant cell glioblastoma of the medulla oblongata: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 589-593

  Luetjens, Goetz ^a   Mirzayan, M Javad ^a   Brandis, Almuth ^a   Krauss, Joachim K ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Giant cell glioblastoma; Glioblastoma multiforme; Glioma; Medulla oblongata

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN P53; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; FOLLOW UP; GIANT CELL TUMOR; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEADACHE; HICCUP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME; VOMITING; BRAIN TUMOR; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA;

EID: 63849213857     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.8.JNS17644     Document Type: Article

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