Huge occipital myxomatous plexiform neurofibroma in the absence of neurofibromatosis

Neurosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-197

  Sheikh, Bassem Y ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL BONE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

EID: 0038721791     PISSN: 13196138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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