Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in the lateral ventricle with extensive subarachnoid dissemination: Report of a case and review of the literature

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 396-399

  Yang, Wan Qun ^a   Huang, Biao ^a   Liang, Chang Hong ^a  

^a GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Lateral ventricles; Metastasis; Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BRAIN PROTEIN; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN P53; PROTEIN S 100; SYN PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIM PROTEIN;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CRANIECTOMY; DEATH; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; GRAY MATTER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MENINGEAL METASTASIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PARACENTESIS; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID METASTASIS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84862920384     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.02.042     Document Type: Review

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