Foreign body reaction to hemostatic materials mimicking recurrent brain tumor. Report of three cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 503-506

  Kothbauer, Karl F ^a   Jallo, George I ^a   Siffert, Joao ^a   Jimenez, Elpidio ^a   Allen, Jeffrey C ^a   Epstein, Fred J ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Foreign body reaction; Granuloma; Primitive neuroectodermal tumor; Tumor recurrence

Indexed keywords

GELFOAM; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0034866051     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.95.3.0503     Document Type: Article

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