Cerebral epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with thoracic simultaneous involvement: advanced MRI features.

نویسندگان

  • Paulo Cesar Rocha Oliveira
  • Fábio Peixoto Alcantara
  • Pedro Erthal de Souza-Vianna
  • Andreia Portilho de Brito
چکیده

1Diagnostic Imaging Department, SARAH Hospital-Brasilia Center, SARAH Network of Rehabilitation Hospitals, Brasília DF, Brazil; 2Surgical Pathology Laboratory, SARAH Hospital-Brasilia Center, SARAH Network of Rehabilitation Hospitals, Brasília DF, Brazil. Correspondence: Paulo Cesar Rocha Oliveira; Diagnostic Imaging Department, Hospital SARAH-Brasília, SARAH Network of Rehabilitation Hospitals, SMHS Q 501 / BL A; 70335-901 Brasília DF Brasil; E-mail: [email protected] Conflict of interest: There is no conflict of interest to declare. Received 13 December 2011; Received in final form 17 March 2012; Accepted 27 March 2012

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

دوره 70 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012