Multistage Surgical Resection of a Giant Pineal Tumor in an Infant

Post-Operative Period: Complete Removal and Conclusion

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In this video segment, the post-op MRI shows complete removal of the tumor. The patient is sent to chemotherapy, as the tumor recurred. The patient eventually died.

Keywords

  • Complete removal
  • Follow up

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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About this video

Author(s)
Giuseppe Cinalli
Matteo Sacco
First online
16 March 2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16006-7_23
Online ISBN
978-3-030-16006-7
Publisher
Springer, Cham
Copyright information
© The Author(s) 2019

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