Primary solitary amyloidosis of the spine: A case report and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 405-408

  Mullins, Kevin J ^a   Meyers, Steven P ^b   Kazee, Ann Marie ^b   Powers, James M ^b   Maurer, Paul K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloidoma; Primary solitary amyloidosis; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE TUMOR; THORAX PAIN;

AMYLOIDOSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0030816418     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(96)00488-0     Document Type: Article

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