A choroid plexus papilloma arising from an incidental pineal cyst

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 939-942

  Steven, David A ^a   McGinn, Gregory J ^b   McClarty, Blake M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Choroid plexus, neoplasms; Pineal gland, cysts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; CHOROID PLEXUS PAPILLOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOPHOBIA; PINEAL BODY DISEASE;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; CYSTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PAPILLOMA; PENTETIC ACID; PINEAL GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029988366     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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