Intracranial germ cell tumors: Pathobiological and immunohistochemical aspects of 70 cases

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 32-46

  Bjornsson, Johannes ^a   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a   Okazaki, Haruo ^a   Leech, Richard W ^b  

^a Department of Pathology ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Choriocarcinoma; Embryonal; Germinoma; Intracranial; Teratoma; Yolk sac tumor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

BRAIN TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DERMOID CYST; DYSGERMINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESONEPHROMA; PREGNANCY; TERATOMA;

EID: 0022003430     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: 15546578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-198501000-00003     Document Type: Article

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