Clear cell sarcoma (malignant melanoma of soft parts) presenting as cervical myelopathy

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 511-512

  Jiggins, M ^a   Prosser, G ^a   Jackowski, A ^a  

^a ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Clear cell sarcoma; Malignant melanoma of soft parts; Primary tumour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLEAR CELL SARCOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOMA, CLEAR CELL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036816787     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026886902320909169     Document Type: Article

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