Primary melanocytic neoplasms of the central nervous system

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1227-1232

  Liubinas, Simon V ^a   Maartens, Nicholas ^a,b   Drummond, Katharine J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain tumour; Melanocyte; Melanocytoma; Melanoma; Meninges

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSE LEPTOMENINGEAL MELANOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTOSIS; MELANOMA; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77955664912     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.01.017     Document Type: Review

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