Benign melanocytic tumor in infancy: Discussion on a rare case and review of the literature

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 240-247

  Oruckaptan, H Hakan ^a   Soylemezoglu, Figen ^a   Kutluk, Tezer ^a   Akalan, Nejat ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Melanocytes; Melanotic meningioma; Meningeal melanocytoma; Meningeal neoplasm; Pigmented neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DESTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANCY; INFANT; MALE; MELANOCYTOSIS; MENINGIOMA; MENINGOCELE; NEURAL CREST CELL; NEURILEMOMA; OCCIPITAL BONE; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033802942     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028945     Document Type: Article

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