Histiocytic lesion mimicking intrinsic brainstem neoplasm. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1037-1040

  Weaver, Kyle D ^a   Armao, Diane ^a   Wiley, Joseph M ^a   Ewend, Matthew G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem glioma; Dendritic cell; Excisional biopsy; Histiocytosis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DENDRITIC CELL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032709998     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.6.1037     Document Type: Article

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