Primary eosinophilic granuloma invading the skull base: Case report and critical review of the literature

Tumori

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 397-400

  Lunardi, Pierpaolo ^a   Farah, Jibril Osman ^a,c   Qhaso, Raed ^a   Puzzilli, Fabrizio ^a   Siciliano, Patrizia ^b   Di Stefano, Domenica ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

eosinophilic granuloma; lytic neoplasm; skull base; sphenoid bone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SKULL BASE TUMOR;

EID: 0029807413     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169608200421     Document Type: Article

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