Squamous cell carcinomatous change in a posterior fossa epidermoid: Case report with a review of the literature

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 493-496

  Mohanty, A ^a   Kolluri, V R Sastry ^a   Santosh, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Epidermoid cyst; Epidermoid tumour; Posterior fossa; Squamous carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EPIDERMOID CYST; EPIDERMOID TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEPTOMENINX; MALE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 10244219810     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699647140     Document Type: Article

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