Rare Tumors
(Sep 2016)
Cerebellar liponeurocytoma: a novel report from Nigeria in a 6-year-old girl, and review of literature
Martin A. Nzegwu,
Samuel Ohegbulam,
Chika Ndubuisi,
Okwuoma Okwunodulu,
Emeka Okorie,
Sunday Nkwerem,
Onyiye Okonkwo,
Onyeka Aniume,
Sunday Nnamani,
Onyekachi Nwokoro,
Anthony Eni,
Isaiah Nwideyi,
Victor Nzegwu
Affiliations
Martin A. Nzegwu
Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of Nigeria Medical School
Samuel Ohegbulam
Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery
Chika Ndubuisi
Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery
Okwuoma Okwunodulu
Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery
Emeka Okorie
Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery
Sunday Nkwerem
Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery
Onyiye Okonkwo
University of Nigeria, Teaching Hospital, Enugu
Onyeka Aniume
University of Nigeria, Teaching Hospital, Enugu
Sunday Nnamani
University of Nigeria, Teaching Hospital, Enugu
Onyekachi Nwokoro
University of Nigeria, Teaching Hospital, Enugu
Anthony Eni
University of Nigeria, Teaching Hospital, Enugu
Isaiah Nwideyi
University of Nigeria, Teaching Hospital, Enugu
Victor Nzegwu
Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of Nigeria Medical School
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/rt.2016.6240
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8,
no. 3
Abstract
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Liponeurocytoma is a newly defined clinical entity predominantly seen in the cerebellum as a slow-growing tumor. In this report, we present the case of a 6-year-old Nigerian girl with a liponeurocytoma, and review of literature.
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Published in Rare Tumors
ISSN
2036-3605 (Print)
2036-3613 (Online)
Publisher
SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher
United Kingdom
LCC subjects
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website
http://journals.sagepub.com/home/rtu
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