Calcifying pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis (CAPNON): clinical features and therapeutic options

Stienen, Martin; Abdulazim, Amr; Gautschi, Oliver; Schneiderhan, T M; Hildebrandt, Gerhard; Lücke, Sebastian

doi:10.1007/s00701-012-1502-2

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Case report

English

Calcifying pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis (CAPNON): clinical features and therapeutic options

ContributorsStienen, Martin; Abdulazim, Amr; Gautschi, Oliver; Schneiderhan, T M; Hildebrandt, Gerhard; Lücke, Sebastian

Published inActa neurochirurgica, vol. 155, no. 1, p. 9-17

Publication date2013

Abstract

Calcifying pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis (CAPNON) are rare, slow-growing lesions occurring anywhere in the central nervous system (CNS). Since their first description in 1978, only 39 cases have been reported in the literature.

Keywords

Brain Diseases/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy
Calcinosis/diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

Groupe Schaller Karl Lothard (neurochirurgie) (851)

Citation (ISO format)

STIENEN, Martin et al. Calcifying pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis (CAPNON): clinical features and therapeutic options. In: Acta neurochirurgica, 2013, vol. 155, n° 1, p. 9–17. doi: 10.1007/s00701-012-1502-2

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PID : unige:44325
DOI : 10.1007/s00701-012-1502-2
PMID : 23053277

Journal ISSN0001-6268

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Calcifying pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis (CAPNON): clinical features and therapeutic options

Calcifying pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis (CAPNON) are rare, slow-growing lesions occurring anywhere in the central nervous system (CNS). Since their first description in 1978, only 39 cases have been reported in the literature.

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