Primary intracranial β-human chorionic gonadotropin-producing leiomyosarcoma in a 2-year-old immunocompetent child: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-125

  Kelley, Brian C ^a   Arnold, Paul M ^a   Grant, John A ^a   Newell, Kathy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

hCG; Central nervous system; Immunocompetent child; Oncology; Pediatric; Primary leiomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR BIOPSY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE;

EID: 84864569068     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.4.PEDS1216     Document Type: Article

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