Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 87-93 , January 2009

Systemic cancer metastasis in a meningioma: Report of two cases and review of the literature

  • Michele Lanotte

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Via Cherasco 15, I-10126 Torino, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 011 633 4243; fax: +39 011 633 4243.
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  • Franco Benech

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Via Cherasco 15, I-10126 Torino, Italy
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  • Pier Paolo Panciani

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Via Cherasco 15, I-10126 Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • Paola Cassoni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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  • Alessandro Ducati

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Via Cherasco 15, I-10126 Torino, Italy

Received 9 April 2008 ,Revised 27 June 2008 ,Accepted 1 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.07.011

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 87-93 , January 2009

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