A case of intra-dural malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in thoracic spine associated with neurofibromatosis type 1

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-190

  Albayrak, Baki S ^a   Gorgulu, Askin ^a   Kose, Turgay ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intra dural; Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; Neurofibromatosis type 1

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; THORACIC SPINE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; DURA MATER; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; DURA MATER; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748140709     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-005-9086-9     Document Type: Article

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