Intradural extramedullary mature cystic teratoma: Not only a childhood disease

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-216

  Stevens, Qualls E J ^a,c   Kattner, Keith A ^b   Chen, Ying H ^a   Rahman, Mohammed A ^a  

^a BroMenn Healthcare   (United States)

^b Cerebrovascular/Skull Base Surgery   (United States)

^c Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Spine; Teratoma; Weakness

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CANCER SURGERY; CARTILAGE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EVALUATION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; LABORATORY TEST; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROIMAGING; PARESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SYMPTOM; TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; PARESIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746545199     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000188664.54014.c4     Document Type: Article

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