Ependymoma of the spinal cord and the cauda equina region

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 157-161

  Yoshii, Satoru ^a,d   Shimizu, Katsuji ^b   Ido, Kazuhiro ^c   Nakamura, Takashi ^d  

^a KANSAI DENRYOKU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cauda Equina; Ependymoma; Spinal Cord; Surgery, outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033496332     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199904000-00014     Document Type: Article

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