Melanotic medulloblastoma of cerebellum: A case report

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-244

  Karkuzhali, P ^a,b   Deiveegan, K ^a   Pari, ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebellar tumor; Medulloblastoma; Melanotic type; Primitive neuroectodermal tumor

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; NEUROMELANIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANCY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MELANOTIC MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MELANINS;

EID: 33746036091     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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