Spinal Cord Schwannomas Mimicking Drop Metastases in a Patient with Intramedullary Ependymoma and Neurofibromatosis 2

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 56-59

  Wagner, Lars M ^a,b   Zhou, Holly ^a   Brockmeyer, Douglas L ^a   Hedlund, Gary L ^a  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Ependymoma; Neurofibromatosis 2; Schwannoma; Spinal cord tumors

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EPENDYMOMA; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC COUNSELING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; METASTASIS; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGIOMA; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0347003664     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200401000-00017     Document Type: Article

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