Granular cell change in astrocytic tumors

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-63

  Geddes, Jennian F ^a   Thom, Maria ^b   Robinson, Susan F D ^a   Révész, Tamas ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Glioma; Granular cell tumor; Lipidized glioma

Indexed keywords

EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOTOMY; DEMYELINATION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; GRANULAR CELL; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; SECOND CANCER; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0030051598     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199601000-00006     Document Type: Article

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