Journal of Neuro-Oncology

, Volume 101, Issue 1, pp 169–170 | Cite as

Angiogenesis as a predictor of recurrence in meningiomas

Letter to the Editor
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Keywords

Meningioma Histological Grade CD105 Factor VIII Proliferation Index 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Human PathologyUniversity of MessinaMessinaItaly
  2. 2.Dipartimento di Patologia UmanaPoliclinico Universitario G. Martino, Pad DMessinaItaly

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