Removal of a lumbar melanotic schwannoma via the far-lateral approach in a patient with Carney complex: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 241-245

  Zonenshayn, Martin ^a   Edgar, Mark A ^a   Lavyne, Michael H ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carney complex; Far lateral approach; Melanotic schwannoma; Peripheral nerve sheath tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARNEY COMPLEX; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; MELANOCYTE; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, HEREDITARY; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; SCIATICA; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0034075089     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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