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Pulvinar Locus is Highly Relevant to Patients' Outcomes in Surgically Resected Thalamic Gliomas in Children.
World neurosurgery - 1 Feb 2020
Chiba Kentaro, Aihara Yasuo, Masui Kenta, Abe Kayoko, Komori Takashi, Kawamata Takakazu
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OBJECTIVE: Thalamic gliomas in children are less suitable for surgical resection because of their location. In cases of unavoidable resection, careful surgical planning in addition to histology and extent of resection affects prognosis. METHODS: A cohort of 10 pediatric patients with thalamic glioma underwent surgical resection at our department. The predominant location of tumor origins in the thalamus was...
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