Spinal intramedullary teratoma with exophytic components: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-116

  Hejazi, Nedal ^a   Witzmann, Alfred ^a  

^a Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch   (Austria)

Author keywords

Intramedullary tumor; Spinal cord tumor; Teratoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TINGLING; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SYMPTOM; TERATOMA; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0038749233     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-002-0243-8     Document Type: Article

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