Costal osteochondroma: A rare cause of spinal cord compression

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Volumn 23, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 1900-1903

  Tang, W M ^a   Luk, K D K ^a   Leong, J C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bone tissue; Exostoses; Multiple hereditary; Neoplasms; Osteochondroma; Ribs; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDROMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOCHONDROMA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032167576     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199809010-00021     Document Type: Article

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