Central neurocytoma: Two case reports and review of the literature

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-347

  De Tommasi, Antonio ^a   D'Urso, Pietro Ivo ^a   De Tommasi, Claudio ^a   Sanguedolce, Francesca ^a   Cimmino, Antonia ^a   Ciappetta, Pasqualino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central neurocytoma; Intraventricular tumours; Low grade tumours; N myc

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL VENTRICLE NEOPLASMS; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROCYTOMA; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748621752     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-006-0041-9     Document Type: Article

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