Cystic mature teratoma of the filum terminale in an adult. Case report and review of the literature

Neurocirugia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 290-293

  Fernández Cornejo, Víctor J ^a   Martinez Perez M ^a   Polo Garcia L A ^a   Martinez Lage J F ^a   Poza, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cauda equina tumors; Intramedullar teratoma; Mature teratoma; Spinal teratoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; TERATOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 3042853426     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1473(04)70486-8     Document Type: Article

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