Malignant transformation of ganglioneuroma into spinal neuroblastoma in an adult. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 324-327

  Kulkarni, Abhaya V ^a   Bilbao, Juan M ^a   Cusimano, Michael D ^a   Muller, Paul J ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ganglioneuroma; Neuroblastoma; Prognosis; Spinal cord compression; Spinal tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0031931626     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.2.0324     Document Type: Article

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