The Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma and its Relationship to Pilocytic Astrocytoma: Report of a Case and a Critical Review of the Entity

Journal of Neuro-Oncology - Tập 81 Số 2 - Trang 191-196 - 2006
Eugene P. Ceppa1, Éric Bouffet2, Robert Griebel3, Chris Robinson4, Tarık Tihan5
1Department of Pathology, University of California, Neuropathology Unit, 513 Parnassus Avenue, HSW 408 Box 0511, San Francisco, CA 94143-0511, USA.
2Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
3Neurosurgery College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
4Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
5Department of Pathology, University of California, Neuropathology Unit, San Francisco, USA

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