Malignant giant cell tumor in the posterior fossa of a neonate: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 277-282

  Karamanakos, Petros N ^a   Jaaskelainen, Juha E ^a   Alafuzoff, Irina ^a   Pirinen, Elina ^a   Vanninen, Ritva ^a   Silvennoinen, Sanna ^a   Sankilampi, Ulla ^a   Immonen, Arto ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Giant cell tumor; Malignant tumor; Posterior fossa

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER RESEARCH; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; FEMALE; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; TUMOR GROWTH;

CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FEMALE; GIANT CELL TUMOR OF BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77649123876     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.PEDS09453     Document Type: Article

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