Primary yolk sac tumor of bilateral basal ganglia

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 444-448

  Wang, Chung Hao ^a,b   Hsu, Ting Rong ^b   Yang, Tzu Ying ^b   Wong, Tai Tong ^b   Chang, Feng Chi ^b   Ho, Donald Ming Tak ^b   Chiang, Kuo Liang ^c   Chang, Kai Ping ^b  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KUANG TIEN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Germ cell tumor; Yolk sac tumor

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; VINBLASTINE;

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; YOLK SAC TUMOR;

BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; ENDODERMAL SINUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77955914266     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70096-4     Document Type: Article

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