The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 5 , Pages e1-e2 , May 2008

Intracranial Meningioma Mimicking a Carcinoid Tumor

  • Arnaud Millet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hopital Sud, Rennes, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Arnaud Millet, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, 16 Boulevard de Bulgarie, 35203 RENNES Cedex, France.
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  • Xavier Morandi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Hopital Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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  • Mohamed Hamidou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hotel-Dieu, Nantes, France
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  • Patrick Jego, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hopital Sud, Rennes, France

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PII: S0002-9343(08)00071-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.01.027

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 5 , Pages e1-e2 , May 2008

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