Spinal neurinomas: Retrospective analysis and long-term outcome of 179 consecutively operated cases and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-43

  Conti, Piero ^a   Pansini, Gastone ^a   Mouchaty, Homere ^a   Capuano, Christian ^a   Conti, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intramedullary neurinoma; Neurofibromatosis; NF1; NF2; Schwannoma; Spinal neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DORSAL ROOT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEURINOMA; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEURECTOMY; NEURINOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347987933     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(03)00537-8     Document Type: Article

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