Intradural, extramedullary spinal sarcoidosis: Report of a rare case and review of the literature

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 204-210

  Schaller, Bernhard ^a   Kruschat, Thomas ^a   Schmidt, Holger ^a   Brück, Wolfgang ^a   Buchfelder, Michael ^a   Ludwig, Hans C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extramedullary; Intradural; Sarcoidosis; Spinal tumor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; BRACHIALGIA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMATOSIS; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINOPLASTY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE ROOT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE DISEASE;

EID: 33644622324     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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