Histologically confirmed intracranial germ cell tumors; An analysis of 62 patients in a single institute

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 457, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-357

  Lee, Dakeun ^a   Suh, Yeon Lim ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Germ cell tumor; Prognosis; Tumor marker

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BLEOMYCIN; CARBOPLATIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ONSET AGE; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TERATOMA; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KOREA; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE;

EID: 77956927443     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-010-0951-3     Document Type: Article

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