Calcified pilocytic astrocytoma of the medulla mimicking a brainstem "stone"

Pathologica

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 408-410

  Berhouma, Moncef ^a   Jemel, H ^b   Kchir, N ^c  

^a HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^b Institut National de Neurologie Tunisia   (Tunisia)

^c LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Adult; Brainstem; Calcification; Pilocytic astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; ATAXIA; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPHAGIA; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; CALCINOSIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CALCINOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GAIT ATAXIA; HUMANS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA;

EID: 62449259563     PISSN: 00312983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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