Acta Neuropathologica

, Volume 119, Issue 5, pp 651–653 | Cite as

Post-chemotherapy maturation of a pineoblastoma

  • Paolo Nozza
  • Maria Luisa Casciana
  • Andrea Rossi
  • Armando Cama
  • Claudia Milanaccio
  • Alessandro Raso
  • Marcello Ravegnani
  • Giuseppe Morreale
  • Maria Luisa Garrè
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Keywords

Medulloblastoma Embryonal Tumour Neuronal Maturation Pineal Tumour Pineoblastoma 
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Notes

Acknowledgments

Paolo Nozza thanks Professor Felice Giangaspero for having reviewed the cases.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Paolo Nozza
    • 1
  • Maria Luisa Casciana
    • 2
  • Andrea Rossi
    • 3
  • Armando Cama
    • 4
  • Claudia Milanaccio
    • 2
  • Alessandro Raso
    • 4
  • Marcello Ravegnani
    • 4
  • Giuseppe Morreale
    • 2
  • Maria Luisa Garrè
    • 2
  1. 1.Unità Operativa di Anatomia PatologicaIstituto Giannina GasliniGenoaItaly
  2. 2.Unità di Neuro-Oncologia, Dipartimento di Emato-OncologiaIstituto Giannina GasliniGenoaItaly
  3. 3.Unità Operativa di NeuroradiologiaIstituto Giannina GasliniGenoaItaly
  4. 4.Unità Operativa di NeurochirurgiaIstituto Giannina GasliniGenoaItaly

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