Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis followed with serial magnetic resonance images

Neuropathology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 290-294

  Ishige, Satoshi ^a   Iwadate, Yasuo ^a   Ishikura, Hiroshi ^a   Saeki, Naokatsu ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma; Glioma; Leptomeninges; Magnetic resonance image; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; NIMUSTINE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CASE REPORT; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENINGISM; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY DIFFUSE LEPTOMENINGEAL GLIOMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FATAL OUTCOME; GLIOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34248992859     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: 14401789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2007.00760.x     Document Type: Article

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