Histological and genetic diagnosis of gliomatosis cerebri: Case report

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 237-240

  Yamada, Shoko M ^a   Hayashi, Yasuto ^a   Takahashi, Hiroshi ^a   Teramoto, Akira ^a   Matsumoto, Koshi ^b   Yamada, Shokei ^c  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL MUSASHI KOSUGI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroblast growth factor receptor; Glioma; Gliomatosis cerebri; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FGFR1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; FGFR2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RNA; TUMOR MARKER; TUMOR PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHEMISTRY; FATALITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONTRAST MEDIA; FATAL OUTCOME; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEOPLASMS, NEUROEPITHELIAL; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 1; RECEPTOR, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR, TYPE 2; RECEPTORS, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, NEOPLASM; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035350535     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010601132673     Document Type: Article

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