Unique presentation of pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma as a lytic skull lesion in an eight-year-old girl

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 254-257

  Jea, Andrew ^a   Ragheb, John ^a   Morrison, Glenn ^a  

^a Miami C H/U of M S of M ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system neoplasm; Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma; Skull lesion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CALVARIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL INJURY;

ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SKULL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036974660     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066217     Document Type: Article

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