Cerebrospinal fluid cytologic findings of a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 871-874

  Lacoste Collin, Laetitia ^a   D'Aure, Dominique ^a   Aziza, Jacqueline ^a   Quintyn, Marie Laure ^a   Uro Coste, Emmanuelle ^a   Courtade Saïdi, Monique ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Central nervous system neoplasms; Cerebrospinal fluid; Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 78650458943     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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