Solitary fibrous tumor of the meninges. Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1049-1052

  Prayson, Richard A ^a   McMahon, James T ^a   Barnett, Gene H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

CD34; meningeal tumor; meningioma; solitary fibrous tumor of meninges

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FIBROMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0030954360     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1997.86.6.1049     Document Type: Article

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