Primary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the brain

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 707-714

  Nora, Frederick E ^a,b   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Rogue Valley Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; Pathology; Prognosis; Vascular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD34; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA, EPITHELIOID; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029870372     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199606000-00008     Document Type: Article

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