World Neurosurgery
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 53-62, January 2010

Rapid malignant transformation of low-grade astrocytomas: report of 2 cases and review of the literature

  • James L. Frazier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • The Johns Hopkins Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes Research Laboratory, Baltimore, MD
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  • Michael W. Johnson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Peter C. Burger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Jon D. Weingart, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • The Johns Hopkins Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes Research Laboratory, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Brain Tumor Stem Cell Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery and Oncology, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA. Tel.: +1 410 502 2906; fax: +1 410 502 5559.

Received 9 January 2009; accepted 7 May 2009. published online 10 August 2009.

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PII: S0090-3019(09)00442-X

doi:10.1016/j.surneu.2009.05.010

World Neurosurgery
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 53-62, January 2010