Radiologic and histopathologic findings in a rare case of complex occult spinal dysraphism with association of a lumbar fibrolipoma, neurenteric cyst and tethered cord syndrome

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 624-627

  Freund, M ^a   Thale, A ^a   Hutzelmann, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lipoma; MR imaging; Neurenteric cyst; Spinal dysraphism; Tethered conus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIPOMA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LIPOMA; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031626517     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050448     Document Type: Article

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