Schwannomatosis: A clinical and pathologic study

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1072-1079

  MacCollin, M ^a   Woodfin, W ^b   Kronn, D ^c   Short, M P ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Neurological Clinic of Texas   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIAL NERVE TUMOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ROOT;

EID: 0029880526     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.4.1072     Document Type: Article

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