Composite ganglioglioma/dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor: A clinicopathologic study of 8 cases

Human Pathology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1113-1118

  Prayson, Richard A ^a   Napekoski, Karl M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Composite ganglioglioma dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor; Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor; Epilepsy; Ganglioglioma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DYSEMBRYOPLASTIC NEUROEPITHELIAL TUMOR; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITOSIS RATE; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; VASCULAR NECROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GANGLIOGLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NEOPLASMS, NEUROEPITHELIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 84862518054     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: 15328392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2011.08.023     Document Type: Article

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