Supratentorial lobar anaplastic ependymoma resembling cerebral metastasis: A case report

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 829-833

  Bunyaratavej, Krishnapundha ^a   Shuangshoti, Shanop ^a   Tanboon, Jantima ^a   Chantra, Kraisri ^a   Khaoroptham, Surachai ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anaplastic; Clear cell ependymoma; Lobar ependymoma; Metastatic tumor; Supratentorium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAPLASTIC CLEAR CELL EPENDYMOMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIOTOMY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPENDYMOMA; HUMAN; LOBAR EPENDYMOMA; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SHORT SURVEY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 4444248874     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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