Erdheim-Chester disease of the central nervous system: Report of two cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 888-892

  Babu, Ramesh P ^a   Lansen, Thomas A ^b   Chadburn, Amy ^b   Kasoff, Samuel S ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

eosinophilic granuloma; Erdheim Chester disease; Langerhan's cell histiocytosis; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; CYCLOSPORIN A; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIPOGRANULOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031002236     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1997.86.5.0888     Document Type: Article

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