Atypical presentations of solitary fibrous tumors of the central nervous system: An analysis of unusual clinicopathological and outcome patterns in three new cases with a review of the literature

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 447, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-86

  Pakasa, Nestor M ^a   Pasquier, Basile ^b   Chambonnière, Marie Laure ^a   Morrison, Alan L ^c   Khaddage, Abir ^a   Perret, Anne Gentil ^a   Dumollard, Jean Marc ^a   Barral, Fabrice G ^a   Péoc'h, Michel ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Naval Hospital Pensacola   (United States)

^d SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Biological potential; Central nervous system tumors; Sella turcica; Solitary fibrous tumor; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SPINE TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; SELLA TURCICA; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 23744497008     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-005-1220-8     Document Type: Article

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