Medullocytoma (lipidized medulloblastoma): A cerebellar neoplasm of adults with favorable prognosis

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 656-664

  Giangaspero, Felice ^a,e   Cenacchi, Giovanna ^a   Roncaroli, Federico ^a   Rigobello, Luca ^b   Manetto, Valeria ^a   Gambacorta, Marcello ^c   Allegranza, Antonio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^e BUFALINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Lipidization; Medulloblastoma; Neurocytoma; Neuroectodermal tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, ROUGH; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

EID: 0029963862     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199606000-00002     Document Type: Article

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