Retroperitoneal ectopic neural mass: 'abdominal brain' presentation of two cases and proposal of classification of paraneuraxial neural ectopia

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 301-306

  Hori, A ^a   Brandis, A ^a   Walter, G F ^a   Petersen, C ^a   Massmann, J ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Pathological Institute Massmann Funk Dettmar   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal brain; Dysraphism; Ectopic brain tissue; Foix alajouanine syndrome; Retroperitoneal tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ECTOPIC TISSUE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; SPINE;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORISTOMA; FETUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROMA; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031690720     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050898     Document Type: Article

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