Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis: Report of three cases and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 329-338

  Connolly Jr , E Sander ^a,b   Winfree, Christopher J ^a   McCormick, Paul C ^a   Cruz, Maureen ^a   Stein, Bennett M ^a  

^a NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Neurological Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Intramedullary; metastasis; spinal cord; surgery; tumor

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCULT CANCER; PATIENT SELECTION; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030273628     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(96)00162-0     Document Type: Article

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