Primary intramedullary spinal melanoma: Diagnostic and treatment problems

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-83

  Salame, K ^a   Merimsky, O ^a   Yosipov, J ^a   Reider Groswasser, I ^a   Chaitchik, S ^a   Ouaknine, G E ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Intramedullary melanoma; Second primary cancer; Spine

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MELANOMA; MICTURITION DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINE; SYMPTOM; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX WALL;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MELANOMA; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031798918     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005770929074     Document Type: Article

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