Inflammatory pseudotumors of the central nervous system

Human Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1611-1617

  Lui, Philip C W ^a   Fan, Yuen Shan ^b   Wong, Steve S ^c   Chan, Alice N H ^d   Wong, George ^a   Chau, Tony K F ^e   Tse, Gary M K ^a   Cheng, Yue ^f   Poon, Wai S ^a   Ng, Ho Keung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e TSEUNG KWAN O HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ALK 1; Brain tumor; Central nervous system; IgG4; Inflammatory pseudotumors

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; DEXAMETHASONE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; THALIDOMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CELL INFILTRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMA CELL; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOLOGY; SPINDLE CELL; STROMA; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE II; ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, PLASMA CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA CELLS;

EID: 70349847253     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.04.016     Document Type: Article

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