A heterotopic cerebellum presenting as a suprasellar mass with associated nasopharyngeal teratoma

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1119-1121

  Takhtani, Deepak ^a,b   Melhem, Elias R ^a   Carson, Benjamin S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Neuroradiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HETEROTOPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TERATOMA;

ADULT; BONE DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; SELLA TURCICA; SKULL NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034082216     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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