Massive congenital intracranial teratoma: Perioperative coagulation impairment

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 712-717

  Piastra, Marco ^a,b   DeCarolis, Maria Pia ^a   Tempera, Alessia ^a   Caresta, Elena ^a   Polidori, Giancarlo ^a   Chiaretti, Antonio ^a   Pietrini, Domenico ^a   Ruggiero, Antonio ^a   Caldarelli, Massimo ^a   Di Rocco, Concezio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital intracranial teratoma; Consumption coagulopathy; Newborn; Perioperative complications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA;

ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TERATOMA;

EID: 9644281071     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200411000-00005     Document Type: Article

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