Familial Subependymomas
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Journal Of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 1 (3) , 317-321
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02688698709023773
Abstract
A family of eleven siblings is presented, five of whom developed a brain tumour. Three siblings had a subependymoma, one had an ependymoma and in one case the tumour was unverified histologically. The significance of familial brain tumours is discussed.Keywords
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