Unique intracerebral tumor with divergent differentiation in a patient presenting as NF2: Report of a case with features of astrocytoma, ependymoma, and PNET

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-71

  Jay, Venita ^a   Edwards, Vern ^a   Varela Stavrinou, Maria ^a   Rutka, James ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

brain neoplasm; hamartoma; neurofibromatosis 2; pathology; primitive neuroectodermal tumor; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; EPENDYMOMA; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0031039008     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01913129709023248     Document Type: Article

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