Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the central nervous system: Clinicopathologic analysis of 10 cases

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 254-259

  Yoon, Kyung Jeon ^a   Chang, Kee Hyun ^a   Suh, Yeon Lim ^b   Hee, Won Jung ^a   Park, Sung Hye ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaplastic lymphoma kinase; Central nervous system; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; Inflammatory pseudotumor; Plasma cell granuloma

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FIBROHISTIOCYTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESENCHYME CELL; MYOFIBROBLAST; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX RATIO; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 15244363952     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/64.3.254     Document Type: Article

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