Spinal intramedullary ependymal cyst and tethered cord in an adult: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 506-508

  Takci, Erhan ^a,b   Sengul, Goksin ^a   Keles, Muzaffer ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ependymal cyst; Filar lipoma; Intramedullary cyst; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPENDYMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; LIPOMA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINAL CORD CYST; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN CYST; CAUDA EQUINA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

ADULT; CAUDA EQUINA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; EPENDYMA; HUMANS; LIPOMA; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33745958869     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.4.6.506     Document Type: Article

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