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Unusual Course of Surgically Treated Intracranial Meningiomas, with Special Reference to their Malignant Degeneration

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Meningiomas Diagnostic and Therapeutic Problems Multiple Sclerosis Misdiagnosis Forensic Problems in Neurosurgery

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It is difficult for the pathologist to judge the rate of growth or the possible malignancy of a meningioma solely by its histological appearance. On the other hand the surgeon appreciates confirmation of his prognosis by the pathologist, if this is at all possible.

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  1. H. Fromm
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  2. M. Schäfer
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  3. H. Gräfin Vitzthum
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W. Klug M. Brock M. Klinger O. Spoerri

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Fromm, H., Schäfer, M., Gräfin Vitzthum, H. (1975). Unusual Course of Surgically Treated Intracranial Meningiomas, with Special Reference to their Malignant Degeneration. In: Klug, W., Brock, M., Klinger, M., Spoerri, O. (eds) Meningiomas Diagnostic and Therapeutic Problems Multiple Sclerosis Misdiagnosis Forensic Problems in Neurosurgery. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66118-1_4

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