Isolated central canal rupture of spinal dermoid: Report of two cases

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 194-197

  Garg, A ^a   Gupta, V ^a   Gaikwad, Shailesh ^a   Deol, P ^a   Mishra, N K ^a   Suri, A ^a   Kale, S S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Dermoid cyst; Free fat; Spinal neoplasm; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

FAT DROPLET;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYST RUPTURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROMYELIA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SYRINGOMYELIA; TERATOMA;

ADULT; DERMOID CYST; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038817800     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8461.2003.01152.x     Document Type: Article

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