Pilocytic Astrocytomas in Children: Prognostic Factors—A Retrospective Study of 80 Cases
- 1 September 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery
- Vol. 53 (3) , 544-555
- https://doi.org/10.1227/01.neu.0000079330.01541.6e
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. Pilocytic astrocytomas (PA) are Grade I brain tumors characterized by an excellent prognosis. In some cases, however, the patient has a bad oKeywords
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