Pineal germinoma associated with multiple congenital melanocytic nevi: A unique presentation

Neuropathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 336-340

  Aker, Fügen V ^a,c   Berkman, Zafer M ^a   Aydingöz, Ikbal ^a   Hakan, Tayfun ^a   Toksoy, Güven ^b  

^a HAYDARPASA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Zeynep Kamil Maternity Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Karayollarý Site Sok Barbaros Mah Soyak Gokyuzu Konutlari ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Congenital melanocytic nevus; Extragonadal germ cell tumors; Germinoma; Large congenital melanocytic nevi; Multiple congenital melanocytic nevi; Pineal tumors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MULTIPLE CANCER; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; FATALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PINEALOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33644822742     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: 14401789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2005.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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