Primary spinal pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

Neurology India

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 771-773

  Gill, Maneet ^a   Pathak, H C ^a   Madan, Renu ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^a   Choudhary, G S ^a  

^a ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

Author keywords

Glial fibrillary acidic protein; leptomeninges; pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

Indexed keywords

TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ASTROCYTOMA; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS, COMPLEX AND MIXED; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149386281     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.72193     Document Type: Article

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