Malignant transformation of intracranial meningeal melanocytoma. Case report and review of the literature

Neuropathology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 414-420

  Wang, Fulin ^a   Qiao, Guangyu ^a   Lou, Xin ^a   Song, Xin ^a   Chen, Wei ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Intracranial; Malignant transformation; Melanocytoma; Melanoma; Meningioma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; CRANIOTOMY; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOCYTOSIS; MELANOMA; MENINGIOMA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE;

CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960735654     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: 14401789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2010.01160.x     Document Type: Article

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