Cervical synovial cysts: Case report and review of the literature

European Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 232-237

  Lunardi, Pierpaolo ^a   Acqui, Michele ^a,b   Ricci, Giovanna ^a   Agrillo, Antonino ^a   Ferrante, Luigi ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Neurochirurgia   (Italy)

Author keywords

CT MRI; Surgical treatment; Synovial cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NECK CYST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL CYST;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNOVIAL CYST; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033036845     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050164     Document Type: Article

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