Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma: Clinical, histologic and immunohistochemical characteristic of 3 cases

Folia Neuropathologica

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 181-186

  Taraszewska, Anna ^a   Kroh, Halina ^a,b   Majchrowski, Andrzej ^a,b  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ENOLASE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLIOMA; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; S100 PROTEINS; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0031320809     PISSN: 00283894     EISSN: 1509572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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