Gliomatosis cerebri - An appropriate diagnosis? Case reports

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-390

  Fallentin, Eva ^a   Skriver, E ^a   Herning, M ^a   Broholm, H ^a  

^a Amtssygehuset Glostrup ^*

Author keywords

Brain, gliomatosis cerebri

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BIOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031134864     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841859709172088     Document Type: Article

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