Gliosarcoma with osteosarcomatous differentiation: Review of radiological and pathological features

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 650-656

  Alatakis, Steven ^a,b   Stuckey, Stephen ^a   Siu, Kevin ^a   McLean, Catriona ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Neurosurgery Registrar   (Australia)

Author keywords

brain neoplasm; glioblastoma multiforme; gliosarcoma; osteosarcoma

Indexed keywords

CARMUSTINE; THALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOSARCOMA; HISTOGENESIS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MESENCHYME; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOID; OSTEOSARCOMA; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 3142674910     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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