Electron microprobe study of calcifications in human brain tumors.
Preliminary electron microprobe studies of a small number of meningiomas, oligodendrogliomas, glioblastoma multiformae, craniopharyngiomas, and metastatic epithelioma of the breast suggest that the elemental composition of the deposits associated with these tumors is characteristic for each type of tumor.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000032:analysis; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000032:analysis; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008579:Meningioma / Q000032:analysis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis