Spinal cord pilomyxoid astrocytoma: An unusual tumor

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 371-374

  Mendiratta Lala, Mishal ^a   Kader Ellika, Shehanaz ^a   Gutierrez, Jorge A ^a   Patel, Suresh C ^a   Jain, Rajan ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Pilomyxoid astrocytoma; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYXOMA; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34748818725     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2006.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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