Contribution of the daily melatonin profile to diagnosis of tumors of the pineal region

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-394

  Leston, José ^a   Mottolese, Carmine ^a   Champier, Jacques ^e   Jouvet, Anne ^c   Brun, Jocelyne ^d   Sindou, Marc ^a   Chazot, Guy ^f   Claustrat, Bruno ^d   Fèvre Montange, Michelle ^b,e  

^a Service de Neurochirurgie   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c Centre de Pathologie Est   (France)

^d STEM CELL AND BRAIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^e HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^f Service de Neurologie   (France)

Author keywords

Germ cell tumor; Melatonin rhythm; Papillary tumor of the pineal region; Pineal parenchymal tumor; Pineal region tumor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; MELATONIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER INVASION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MIXED GERM CELL TUMOR; NEUROFILAMENT; NYCTHERMAL RHYTHM; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PINEAL PARENCHYMAL TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RHYTHM; SCHOOL CHILD; TECTAL PLATE GLIOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 66649115691     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9792-1     Document Type: Article

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