Intraparenchymal myofibromatosis of the brain in an adult: Report of an unusual case

Neuropathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-293

  Xiao, Hua Liang ^a,b   Eyden, Brian ^c   Yan, Xiao Chu ^a   Wang, Yi ^b   Zhang, Rong ^a   Bian, Xiu Wu ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Immunohistochemistry; Myofibromatosis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE 1; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; FIBRONECTIN; GADOLINIUM; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN S 100; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; MUSCLE SPASM; MYOFILAMENT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOFIBROMATOSIS;

EID: 77952914426     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: 14401789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2009.01065.x     Document Type: Article

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