Tanycytic ependymoma in association with neurofibromatosis type 2

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 93-100

  Kobata, H ^a   Kuroiwa, T ^a   Isono, N ^a   Nagasawa, S ^a   Ohta, T ^a   Tsutsumi, A ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Multiple spinal tumors; Neurofibromatosis 2; Tanycyte; Tanycytic ependymoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPENDYMOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANYCYTE; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035018520     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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