Cervical cord compression due to atypical primary neuroectodermal tumor (PNET): One-stage removal and combined cervical spine stabilization. Case report

Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-181

  Visocchi, M ^a   Cioni, B ^a   Meglio, M ^a   Nizegorodcew, T ^a   Moschini, M ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

combined cervical stabilization; Isolated cervical vertebral involvement; Isolated myelopathic symptomatology; PNET; spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0031155756     PISSN: 03920461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02048488     Document Type: Article

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