Cerebellar pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1

Neuroradiology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 825-829

  Naidich, M J ^a,b   Walker, M T ^a   Gottardi Littell, N R ^a   Han, G ^a   Chandler, J P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern Radiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurofibromatosis type 1; Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; ATAXIA; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CRANIOTOMY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY;

ASTROCYTOMA; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1;

EID: 8844219728     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-004-1216-0     Document Type: Article

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