Intramedullary astrocytoma with granular cell differentiation

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 339-343

  Rodriguez Y Baena, R ^a   Di Ieva, A ^a   Colombo, P ^a   Collini, P ^b   Navarria, P ^a   Scorsetti, M ^a   Gaetani, P ^a   Santoro, A ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Granular cell; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BACKACHE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DISSECTION; DURA MATER; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL ASTROCYTOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ASTROCYTOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34548570341     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-007-0079-3     Document Type: Article

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