Adult choroid plexus papilloma of the posterior fossa mimicking a hemangioblastoma. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 870-872

  García Valtuille, Roberto ^a   Abascal, Faustino ^a   García Valtuille, Ana I ^a   Pinto, J Ignacio ^a   Cerezal, Luis ^a   Sanz, Felipe ^a   Trigueros, Felipe ^a   Mazorra, Francisco ^a  

^a Inst Radiologico Cantabro   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Choroid plexus; Papilloma magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHOROID PLEXUS PAPILLOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343527348     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.92.5.0870     Document Type: Article

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