Radiosurgery of meningeal melanocytoma

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-61

  Kurita, Hiroki ^a,c   Segawa, Hiromu ^b   Shin, Masahiro ^a   Ueki, Keisuke ^a   Ichi, Shunsuke ^b   Sasaki, Tomio ^a   Tago, Masao ^a   Kirino, Takaaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Fuji Brain Institute and Hospital   (Japan)

^c KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Meckel's cave; Meningeal melanocytoma; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOCYTOSIS; MENINGITIS; NEUROECTODERM; RADIOSURGERY;

ADULT; DURA MATER; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034075692     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006335616839     Document Type: Article

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