Intraspinal epidermoid cyst occurring 15 years after lipomyelomeningocele repair: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 252-254

  Song, Jun Hyeok ^a   Kim, Myung Hyun ^a   Shin, Kyu Man ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epidermoid cyst; Lipomyelomeningocele; Retethering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDERMOID CYST; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD CYST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032892796     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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