Primary spinal germinoma in a patient with concomitant Klinefelter's syndrome

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 252-255

  Ganslandt, Oliver ^a   Buchfelder, M ^b   Grabenbauer, G G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Klinefelter's syndrome; Spinal germinoma; Spinal tumour

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GERM CELL TUMOR; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

EID: 0034123841     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026886900408478     Document Type: Article

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