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Glycogen-rich meningioma. Case report and short review

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A case of meningioma with cytoplasm rich in glycogen granules is described as an atypical type of meningotheliomatous meningioma.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyu Hospital, Hanyu City, Saitama, Japan

    Kazuya Shiraishi

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi Bunkyo-Ku, 113, Tokyo, Japan

    Kazuya Shiraishi

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Shiraishi, K. Glycogen-rich meningioma. Case report and short review. Neurosurg. Rev. 14, 61–64 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00338195

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