Extraaxial primitive neuroectodermal tumor mimicking a vestibular schwannoma: Diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. Report of two cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 612-616

  Kalamarides, M ^a   Dewolf, E ^a   Couvelard, A ^a   Shahidi, A ^a   Bouccara, D ^a   Cyna Gorse, F ^a   Rey, A ^a   Sterkers, O ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Cerebellopontine angle; Medulloblastoma; Primitive neuroectodermal tumor; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034873173     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.94.4.0612     Document Type: Article

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