Widespread neuroendocrine malignancy within the central nervous system: A diagnostic conundrum

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 440-442

  Hopster, D J ^a   Robinson, S F D ^a   Chadwick, L ^b   Geddes, J F ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Neurosurgery ^*

Author keywords

Carcinoid; Neuroendocrine malignancy; Paraganglioma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE TUMOR; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031001056     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.5.440     Document Type: Article

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