Spinal pleomorphic xantoastrocytoma. Case report;Xantoastrocitoma pleomórfico espinal. Caso clínico

Neurocirugia

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 390-395

  Simal Julian J A ^a   Sanchis Martin R ^b   Prat Acin R ^a   Miranda Lloret, P ^a   Conde Sardon R ^a   Cardenas Ruiz Valdepenas E ^a   Beltran Giner A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma; Spinal treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 78650196738     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(10)70089-0     Document Type: Article

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