A report of primary brain fibrosarcoma with literature review

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-167

  Cai, Ning ^a   Kahn, Leonard B ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Fibrosarcomas; Immunohistochemistry; Meningioangiomatosis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FIBROMA; FIBROSARCOMA; HEADACHE; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALIGNANT FIBROUS HISTIOCYTOMA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENINGIOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; VOMITING; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242891465     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEON.0000027740.70380.5c     Document Type: Review

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