Infiltrative chordoid meningioma of the pineal region: A study of 2 cases

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 111-118

  Ida, C M ^a   Rodriguez F J ^b   Scheithauer, B W ^b   Kois, N ^c   Vanefsky, M ^d   Andersen, B J ^c   Erickson, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Chordoid meningioma; Meninges; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN AE1; CYTOKERATIN AE3; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYTOLOGY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MICROSCOPY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 34249310556     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/npp26111     Document Type: Article

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