Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 34-38 , January 2009

A reevaluation of the primary diagnosis of hemangiopericytoma and the clinical importance of differential diagnosis from solitary fibrous tumor of the central nervous system

  • Yutaka Hayashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Takaramachi 13-1, 920-8641 Kanazawa, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 76 2652384; fax: +81 76 2344262.
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  • Naoyuki Uchiyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Takaramachi 13-1, 920-8641 Kanazawa, Japan
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  • Yasuhiko Hayashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Takaramachi 13-1, 920-8641 Kanazawa, Japan
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  • Mitsutoshi Nakada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Takaramachi 13-1, 920-8641 Kanazawa, Japan
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  • Masayuki Iwato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Takaramachi 13-1, 920-8641 Kanazawa, Japan
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  • Daisuke Kita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Takaramachi 13-1, 920-8641 Kanazawa, Japan
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  • Ryo Higashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Takaramachi 13-1, 920-8641 Kanazawa, Japan
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  • Yuichi Hirota

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Takaramachi 13-1, 920-8641 Kanazawa, Japan
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  • Yutaka Kai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Honjo 1-1-1, 860-8556, Kumamoto, Japan
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  • Jun-ichi Kuratsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Honjo 1-1-1, 860-8556, Kumamoto, Japan
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  • Jun-ichiro Hamada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Takaramachi 13-1, 920-8641 Kanazawa, Japan

Received 19 February 2008 ,Revised 14 May 2008 ,Accepted 13 July 2008.

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PII: S0303-8467(08)00276-X

doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.07.010

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 34-38 , January 2009

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