Abscess superimposed on brain tumor: Two case reports and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 484-488

  Nassar, S I ^a   Haddad, F S ^a   Hanbali, F S ^a   Kanaan, N V ^a   Ramamurthi, B ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; brain tumor; carnaiopharyngeoma; ependymoma; meningioma; pituitary adenoma

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; METRONIDAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN;

AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0030945440     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(96)00146-2     Document Type: Article

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