Intramedullary epidermoid cyst: Preoperative diagnosis and surgical management after MRI introduction - Case report and updating of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 122-126

  Amato, V G ^a   Assietti, R ^a   Arienta, C ^a   Palma, L ^b  

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Divisione di Neurochirurgia ^*

Author keywords

Epidermoid cyst; Intramedullary epidermoid cyst; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal cord neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CORDOTOMY; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0038331654     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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