An unusual case of lipoblastic meningioma of the falx cerebri

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 180-185

  Mariniello, Giuseppe ^a   Spaziante, Renato ^b   De Caro, Maria Laura Del Basso ^a   De Divitiis, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lipoblastic meningioma; Lipomatous meningioma; Lipomeningioma; Meningioma

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL VACUOLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOMATOSIS; MENINGIOMA; MESENCHYME CELL;

ADIPOCYTES; AGED; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOMA; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0033825499     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(00)00094-9     Document Type: Article

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