Hemangioendothelioma of the spinal cord with intramedullary extension

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 354-357

  Abuzallouf, S ^a   Wong, R ^a,b   Mintz, A P ^a   Provias, J ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

External beam radiotherapy; Hemangioendothelioma; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXCISION; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844494070     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086935     Document Type: Article

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