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Treatment and Course of Malignant Supratentorial Brain Tumors in Childhood

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Intracranial Angiomas Neurosurgical Intensive Care Supratentorial Tumors in Children

Part of the book series: Advances in Neurosurgery ((NEURO,volume 19))

Abstract

It is well known that brain tumors represent the second most common neoplastic disease in childhood, with an incidence of 1.8–3.1 cases per 100.000 children [7, 10]. However, no positive changes in the treatment of these tumors have yet been achieved as they have in other forms of childhood cancer [2]. The aim of the following study is to demonstrate the current treatment of malignant supratentorial brain tumors in childhood at the University Hospital in Düsseldorf.

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  1. Neurochirurgische Klinik, Medizinische Einrichtungen der Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Moorenstr. 5, W-4000, Düsseldorf, Germany

    A. M. Messing, Ch. Lumenta & W. Otten

  2. Abteilung Neuropathologie, Medizinische Einrichtungen der Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Moorenstr. 5, W-4000, Düsseldorf, Germany

    R. Schober

  3. Abteilung Pädiatrische Onkologie, Medizinische Einrichtungen der Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Moorenstr. 5, W-4000, Düsseldorf, Germany

    U. Göbel

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  1. Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Moorenstraße 5, W-4000, Düsseldorf 1, Germany

    Wolfgang Joachim Bock  & Christianto Lumenta  & 

  2. Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 1000, Berlin 45, Germany

    Mario Brock

  3. Neurochirurgische Klinik der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage 6(Kopfklinikum), W-8520, Erlangen, Germany

    Margareta Klinger

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Messing, A.M., Lumenta, C., Otten, W., Schober, R., Göbel, U. (1991). Treatment and Course of Malignant Supratentorial Brain Tumors in Childhood. In: Bock, W.J., Lumenta, C., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Intracranial Angiomas Neurosurgical Intensive Care Supratentorial Tumors in Children. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76182-9_28

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