Case reportisolated recurrence of intracranial granulocytic sarcoma mimicking a falx meningioma in acute myeloblastic leukemia

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 385-388

  Cho, Won Ho ^a   Choi, Young Jin ^a   Choi, Byung Kwan ^a   Cha, Seung Heon ^a  

^a Pusan National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chloroma; Granulocytic sarcoma; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; IDARUBICIN;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ALLOGENEIC PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NAUSEA; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VOMITING;

EID: 77953987809     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2010.47.5.385     Document Type: Article

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