Melanotic choroid plexus carcinoma of the posterior fossa

Journal of Clinical Neurology (Korea)

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-106

  Tripathy, Kalpalata ^a   Misra, Aparijita ^a   Misra, Debiprasad ^b   Pujari, Sujata ^a   Nayak, Manjushree ^a   Rath, Jayshree ^a  

^a SCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MKCG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Choroid plexus carcinoma; HMB 45; Melanin; Posterior fossa

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960463243     PISSN: 17386586     EISSN: 20055013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2011.7.2.105     Document Type: Review

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