Isolated flat capillary midline lumbosacral hemangiomas as indicators of occult spinal dysraphism

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 86-89

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a   Wellons III, John C ^a   Iskandar, Bermans J ^a   Oakes, W Jerry ^a  

^a Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery ^*

Author keywords

Capillary; Hemangioma; Lumbosacral spine; Spinal dysraphism

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLAT CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; LIPOMA; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN HEMANGIOMA; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; SPINE DISEASE;

EID: 0942290730     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2004.100.2.0086     Document Type: Review

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