Spinal intramedullary lipoma: Report of three cases

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 310-315

  Heon Kim, Chi ^a   Wang, Kyu Chang ^a,b   Kim, Seung Ki ^a,b   Chung, You Nam ^a,b   Choi, Yoon La ^a   Chi, Je G ^a,b   Cho, Byung Kyu ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Interamedullary; Lipoma; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; LIPOMA; MALE; MESENCHYME CELL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; STELLATE GANGLION; THORACIC SPINE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIPOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037809482     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101441     Document Type: Article

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