Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the central nervous system: Meningeal involvement;Histiocitosis de células de Langerhans en el sistema nervioso central: Afectación meníngea

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 199, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 520-522

  Sanchez Alegre M L ^a   Munoz Almazan L ^a   Luna Alcala A ^a   Abadal Villayandre, J M ^a   Duque Lopez G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cranial magnetic resonance; Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; MALE; MENINX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGES;

EID: 0033173813     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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