Spinal cord compression caused by thoracic vertebral hemangioma involving only the posterior elements of two contiguous vertebrae

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 169-172

  Yung, B C K ^a   Loke, T K L ^a   Yuen, N W F ^a   Chan, C C ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Capillary hemangioma; Cord compression; Posterior elements; Two thoracic vertebrae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; VERTEBRA;

HEMANGIOMA, CAPILLARY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031939131     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050359     Document Type: Article

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