Retroperitoneal giant schwannomas: Report on two cases and review of the literature

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-84

  Schindler, Oliver S ^a   Dixon, John H ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient; Benign retroperitoneal tumour; Giant; Sacral plexus bleeding; Schwannoma; Surgical complications

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NERVE PARALYSIS; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0036624779     PISSN: 10225536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/230949900201000114     Document Type: Article

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