Endodermal Cyst of the Cervical Spine Treated by an Anterior Approach for Resection and Shunting

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 258-260

  Asazuma, Takashi ^a   Sato, Masato ^a   Ichimura, Shoichi ^a   Kogawa, Masakazu ^a   Masuoka, Kazunori ^a   Fujikawa, Kyosuke ^a   Aida, Shinsuke ^a   Ogawa, Jun ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior approach; Cervical spine; Endodermal cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDODERMAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SPINE TUMOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE CYST; CYST; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0036066392     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200206000-00016     Document Type: Article

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