MRI features of a primary thoracic epidural melanoma: a case report

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 273-275

  Unal, Birsen ^a   Castillo, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Magnetic resonance imaging; Primary thoracic epidural melanoma

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGY; SURGERY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ETIOLOGY; PRIMARY THORACIC EPIDURAL MELANOMA;

TUMORS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; EPIDURAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MELANOMA; THORACIC NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250769472     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.02.023     Document Type: Article

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