The clinico-surgico-pathological spectrum of myxopapillary ependymomas - Report of four unusal cases and review of the literature

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-28

  Schittenhelm, J ^a   Becker, R ^b   Capper, D ^a   Meyermann, R ^a   Iglesias Rozas, J R ^c   Kaminsky, J ^a   Mittelbronn, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Asklepios Hospital Seesen

^c Katharinenhospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cauda equina; Lumbar tumor; Myxopapillary ependymoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHORDOMA; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

EID: 38549180617     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/NPP27021     Document Type: Article

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