Extra-axial ependymoma of posterior fossa extending to the Meckel's cave

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 334-336

  Torun, Fuat ^a   Tuna, Hakan ^a   Bozkurt, Melih ^a   Deda, Haluk ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ependymoma; Extra axial tumor; Meckel's cave; Posterior fossa

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPENDYMOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; POSTERIOR FOSSA; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS;

EID: 18844439202     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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