Hybrid neurofibroma-schwannoma of the orbit

Orbit

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-225

  Youens, Kenneth E ^a   Woodward, Julie ^a   Wallace, Dana ^a   Cummings, Thomas J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurofibroma schwannoma hybrid nerve tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT TUMOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORBIT; ORBITAL NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45749089353     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: 17445108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01676830802009804     Document Type: Article

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