Melanotic craniopharyngioma: A report of two cases

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 433-436

  Harris, Brent T ^a   Horoupian, Dikran S ^a   Victor, Tse ^a   Herrick, Maie K ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adamantinomatous; Craniopharyngioma; Melanin; Odontogenic tumors

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ODONTOGENIC TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032864046     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010051105     Document Type: Article

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