Primary monophasic synovial sarcoma of the brachial plexus: Report of a case and review of the literature

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 249-252

  Tacconi, Leonello ^a   Thom, Maria ^a   Thomas, David G T ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biphasic synovial sarcoma; Malignant tumor; Monophasic synovial sarcoma; Peripheral nerve system; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA;

EID: 0030217856     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0303-8467(96)00020-0     Document Type: Article

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