Pediatric vertebral and spinal epidural tumors: A retrospective review of twelve cases

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-21

  Karagoz Guzey, Feyza ^a,b   Emel, Erhan ^a   Aycan, Abdurrahman ^a   Bas, N Serdar ^a   Seyithanoglu, M Hakan ^a   Ozkan, Nezih ^a   Karabulut, Cem ^a  

^a VAKIF GUREBA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pediatric spine; Spinal tumors; Vertebral tumors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR EMBOLISM; BONE BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SPINE CANCER; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE TUMOR; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDURAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 37348999681     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000110657     Document Type: Review

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