Improvement of diencephalic syndrome after partial surgery of optic chiasm glioma

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 502-504

  Marec Berard, Perrine ^a,c   Szathmari, Alexandru ^b   Conter, Cécile ^a   Mottolese, Carmine ^b   Berlier, Pascale ^b   Frappaz, Didier ^a  

^a Institute of Haematology oncology   (France)

^b Hospital Paul Wertheimer   (France)

^c Institut d'Hematologie et d'Oncologie Pediatrique   (France)

Author keywords

Diencephalic syndrome; Optic glioma; Russell cachexia

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DISEASE; CACHEXIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIENCEPHALON SYNDROME; ENTERIC FEEDING; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; INFANT; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC CHIASM GLIOMA; PATHOLOGY; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME; WEIGHT GAIN;

HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; INFANT; MALE; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA;

EID: 67651242351     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22085     Document Type: Article

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