Primary angiosarcoma of the cranial vault: A case report and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 575-579

  Chou, Yu Cheng ^a   Chang, Yuh Lin ^a   Harnod, Tomor ^a   Chen, Wu Fu ^a   Su, Chain Fa ^a   Lin, Shinn Zong ^a   Hsu, Yung Hsiang ^a   Yen, Pao Sheng ^a   Lee, Chau Chin ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; antiplatelet antibody; cranial vault; factor VIII; head injury; thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; GADOLINIUM;

AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DURA MATER; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LITERATURE; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2542516923     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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