Radiation-induced rhabdomyosarcoma of the brainstem in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 2 (Journal of Neurosurgery (2009) DOI: 10.3171/2009.6.JNS09105);Radiation-induced rhabdomyosarcoma of the brainstem in a patient with neurofibromatosis Type 2: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-87

  Carlson, Matthew L ^a   Babovic Vuksanovic, Dusica ^a   Messiaen, Ludwi N E ^b   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a   Neff, Brian A ^a   Link, Michael J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurofibromatosis Type 2; Radiation induced malignancy; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING DISORDER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 75749083370     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.6.JNS09105a     Document Type: Erratum

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