Surgical management of primary central nervous system germ cell tumors

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-130

  Souweidane, Mark M ^a   Krieger, Mark D ^b   Weiner, Howard L ^c   Finlay, Jonathan L ^d  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic neurosurgery; Germ cell tumor; Second look surgery

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ANASTOMOSIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPOSIUM; TUMOR BIOPSY;

BIOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; NEURONAVIGATION; REOPERATION; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77955299336     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.5.PEDS09112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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