Spinal intradural tumours: Part II - Intramedullary

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 558-563

  Kane, P J ^a   El Mahdy, W ^a   Singh, A ^a   Powell, M P ^a   Crockard, H A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Ependymoma; Haemangioblastoma; Intramedullary tumour; Lipoma; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CERVICAL SPINE; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACIC SPINE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033455548     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699943051     Document Type: Article

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