Posterior fossa neoplasm and PHACES syndrome: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-205

  Wallen, Katharine E ^a,b   Hadar, Eldad J ^a   Perry, Victor ^a   Bouldin, Thomas W ^a   Loehr, James ^a   Blatt, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; PHACES; Vascular malformation

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; EYE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NECK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHACES SYNDROME; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYNDROME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYNDROME;

EID: 65449141665     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181983b15     Document Type: Article

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