Intradural spinal teratoma: Evidence for a dysembryogenic origin: Report of four cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 844-851

  Koen, Joseph L ^a   McLendon, Roger E ^a   George, Timothy M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Intraspinal teratoma; Myelomeningocele; Spinal dysraphism; Split cord malformation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSRAPHISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MESENCHYME; MYELODYSPLASIA; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD CYST; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; TERATOMA; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

EID: 0031733153     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.5.0844     Document Type: Article

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