Intramedullary epidermoid cyst in the brain stem: Case report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 537-540

  Yoshizato, Kimio ^a   Kai, Yutaka ^a   Kuratsu, Jun Ichi ^a   Ushio, Yukitaka ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

brain stem; Epidermoid; intramedullary; treatment

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030174334     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(95)00470-X     Document Type: Article

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