Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma with intraventricular extension and anaplastic transformation in an adult patient: Case report;Xantoastrocitoma pleomórfico con extensión intraventricular y transformación anaplásica en paciente adulto: caso clínico

Neurocirugia

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 203-210

  Rodríguez Mena, Ruben ^a   Joanes Alepuz, Vicente ^a   Barbella Aponte, Rosa ^a   Pérez Valles, Ana ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaplastic transformation; Intraventricular; Low grade glioma; Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN S 100; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; RELAPSE; TUMOR GROWTH; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; GLIOBLASTOMA; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; S100 PROTEINS;

EID: 84869202154     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucir.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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