Brainstem glioma presenting as pruritus in children with neurofibromatosis-1

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 972-976

  Darken, Rachel S ^a   Bogitch, Ray ^a   Leonard, Jeffrey ^a   Perry, Arie ^a   McKinstry, Robert C ^a   Gutmann, David H ^a   Rubin, Joshua B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem glioma; Fibrillary astrocytoma; NF1; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBOPLATIN; CETIRIZINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYZINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; LORATADINE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; TEMOZOLOMIDE; TOBRAMYCIN; VERAPAMIL; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GLIOMA; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULAR PRURITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS;

BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PROGNOSIS; PRURITUS;

EID: 73949103747     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181b8701f     Document Type: Article

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