Complete surgical excision of intramedullary schwannoma at the craniovertebral junction in neurofibromatosis type-2

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-196

  Siddiqui, A A ^a   Shah, A A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Complete surgical excision; Craniovertebral junction; Intramedullary schwannoma; Spinal cord schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADOLESCENT; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CRANIECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD LESION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 2542456832     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690410001681109     Document Type: Review

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