Malignant transformation of intracranial epidermoid cyst with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis: Case report

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 221-224

  Hamlat, Abderrahmane ^a   Hua, Zi Fen ^a   Saikali, Stephan ^a   Egreteau, Joelle ^b   Guegan, Yvon ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE EUGÈNE MARQUIS   (France)

Author keywords

Epidermoid cyst; Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis; Malignant transformation

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; METHOTREXATE; NAVELBINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BRAIN CYST; CANCER CELL; CARCINOMATOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPTOMENINX; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 1342310712     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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