Intramedullary spinal teratoma and diastematomyelia: Case report and review of the literature

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 140-145

  Hader, Walter J ^a   Steinbok, Paul ^a,b   Poskitt, Ken ^b   Hendson, Glenda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diastematomyelia; Intramedullary teratoma; Scoliosis; Spinal cord tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIASTEMATOMYELIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERATOMA;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0033035596     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028782     Document Type: Article

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