Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1): Diagnostic findings on magnetic resonance images and mutation analysis of the NF1 gene

Anticancer Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3 A, 2005, Pages 1699-1702

  Friedrich, Reinhard E ^a   Kluwe, Lan ^a   Funsterer C ^b   Mautner, V F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b MRI Institute   (Germany)

^c Klinikum Nord   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance images; Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; MPNST; Mutation; Neurofibromatosis; Neurofibromatosis type 1

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NF1 GENE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; GENES, NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 21244495261     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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