Spinal metastasis of occult lung carcinoma causing cauda equina syndrome

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 372-375

  Kotil, Kadir ^a   Kilinc, Bekir Mahmut ^a   Bilge, Turgay ^a  

^a HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Cauda equina; Cauda equina syndrome; Lung cancer; Metastasis; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE METASTASIS;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; POLYRADICULOPATHY; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847311346     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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