Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the spine: A clinical, radiological, and morphological study of 12 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 592-597

  Giannini, Caterina ^a   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^a   Wenger, Doris E ^a   Unni, Krishnan K ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

pigmented villonodular synovitis; spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PIGMENTED VILLONODULAR SYNOVITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINE DISEASE;

EID: 0029914972     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.84.4.0592     Document Type: Article

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