Endodermal cysts of the posterior fossa. Report of three cases and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 326-335

  Bejjani, Ghassan K ^a,b   Wright, Donald C ^a   Schessel, David ^a   Sekhar, Laligam N ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ACC 7 420 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial base approach; Endodermal cyst; Neurenteric cyst; Posterior fossa cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; ENDODERMAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031818439     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.2.0326     Document Type: Article

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