Pineal metastasis as first clinical manifestation of colorectal adenocarcinoma: Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 92-95

  Ramina, Ricardo ^a,b   Neto, Maurício Coelho ^b   Mariushi, Wagner M ^b   Arruda, Walter O ^b  

^a Hospital das Nacoes   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral metastases; Colorectal adenocarcinoma; Pineal tumors

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; PINEAL BODY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 0033087072     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X1999000100018     Document Type: Article

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