An unusual progression of benign thoracic spinal cord teratoma in pregnancy: A hormonally-mediated pathway?

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-108

  Kumar, V ^a   Peng, E ^a   Kurian, K ^a   Smith, C ^a   Fitzpatrick, M O ^a   Whittle, I ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dysraphism; Pregnancy; Teratoma; Thoracic spine

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE PLACENTA ISOENZYME; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CYST; DISEASE COURSE; DURA MATER; EXCISION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TERATOMA; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; RECEPTORS, STEROID; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TERATOMA; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33745061372     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690600682655     Document Type: Article

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