A neuroepithelial tumor showing combined histological features of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor and pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma - A case report and review of the literature

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 169-175

  Ishizawa, K ^a   Terao, S ^b   Kobayashi, K ^b   Yoshida, K ^c   Hirose, T ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Development Saitama Hospital Medical Co   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Composite brain tumor; Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor; Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TERATOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 34347393518     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/npp26169     Document Type: Article

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