Magnetic resonance imaging of intramedullary spinal cord schwannomas: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 114-117

  Colosimo, Cesare ^a   Cerase, Alfonso ^b   Denaro, Luca ^b   Maira, Giulio ^b   Greco, Romano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Intramedullary spinal cord tumor; Magnetic resonance imaging; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORDOTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY SPINAL CORD SCHWANNOMA; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NERVE ROOT; NEURILEMOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038205966     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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