Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: A developmental glioneuronal tumor with prominent glioproliferative changes

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 17-27

  Im, So Hyang ^a   Chung, Chun Kee ^a   Kim, Seung Ki ^a   Cho, Byung Kyu ^a   Kim, Min Kyung ^a,b   Chi, Je G ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cortical dysplasia; Developmental tumor; Epilepsy; Immunophenotype; Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN P53; VIMENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; PATHOLOGY; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTROCYTES; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL DIVISION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 1342287209     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEON.0000013473.29458.9a     Document Type: Article

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