Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma - a clinico-pathological review;Pleomorficzny żółtakogwiaździak - przegląd kliniczno-patologiczny

Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 379-386

  Sharma, Aman ^a   Nand Sharma, Daya ^a   Julka, Parmod Kumar ^a   Rath, Goura Kishor ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Brain tumour; Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma; Review

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NEUROIMAGING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 80054900237     PISSN: 00283843     EISSN: 18974260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3843(14)60109-2     Document Type: Review

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