Langerhans cell histiocytosis with involvement of the pons: Case report

Neuroradiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-163

  Vourtsi, A ^a,b   Papadopoulos, A ^b   Moulopoulos, L A ^b   Xenellis, J ^b   Vlahos, L ^b  

^a University of Athens Medical School ^*  (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Histiocytosis X; Histiocytosis, langerhans cell; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; LANGERHANS CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PONS;

EID: 0031727280     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050559     Document Type: Article

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