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A polycystic variant of a primary intracranial leptomeningeal astrocytoma: case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Primary leptomeningeal astrocytomas are rare intracranial tumors. These tumors are believed to originate from cellular nests which migrate by means of aberration, ultimately settling in the leptomeningeal structure. They may occur in both solitary and diffuse forms. The literature report...

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Autores principales: De Tommasi, Antonio, Occhiogrosso, Giuseppe, De Tommasi, Claudio, Luzzi, Sabino, Cimmino, Antonella, Ciappetta, Pasqualino
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1934909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17587463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-5-72