Anaplastic ependymoma with cartilaginous and osseous metaplasia: Report of a rare case and review of literature

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-80

  Mridha, A R ^a   Sharma, M C ^a   Sarkar, C ^a   Garg, A ^a   Singh, M M ^a   Suri, V ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Chondro osseous metaplasia; Chondroid metaplasia; Ependymoma; Glioma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CARTILAGE TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE DURATION; DIZZINESS; EPENDYMOMA; EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; GLIOMA; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BONE NEOPLASMS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARTILAGE; CHILD; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; MALE; METAPLASIA; OSTEOCHONDRODYSPLASIAS;

EID: 33846979174     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-006-9239-5     Document Type: Article

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