Meningothelioma as the predominant histological subtype of midline skull base and spinal meningioma

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-64

  Lee, Joung H ^a   Sade, Burak ^a   Choi, Eugene ^a   Golubic, Mladen ^a   Prayson, Richard ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Location; Meningioma; Meningothelial; Skull base

Indexed keywords

CANCER GRADING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKULL BASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGES; MENINGIOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33745566458     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.1.60     Document Type: Review

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