Intramedullary hemangioblastoma of the medulla oblongata - Two case reports and review of the literature

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 489-498

  Fukushima, Takeo ^a   Sakamoto, Seisaburo ^a   Iwaasa, Mitsutoshi ^a   Hayashi, Shuji ^a   Yamamoto, Masaaki ^a   Utsunomiya, Hidetsuna ^a   Tomonaga, Masamichi ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fourth ventricle; Hemangioblastoma; Intramedullary location; Medulla oblongata; Surgical result; Total removal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031713978     PISSN: 03872572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.38.489     Document Type: Article

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