Spinal meningeal melanocytoma: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 287-290

  Turhan, Tuncer ^a,b   Oner, Kazim ^a   Yurtseven, Taskin ^a   Akalin, Taner ^a   Ovul, Izzet ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Melanocytoma; Meningeal neoplasm; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORDOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MELANOCYTOSIS; MENINGIOMA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; SPINAL MENINGEAL MELANOCYTOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 1542318141     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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