Glioblastoma multiforme of the conus medullaris with holocordal spread

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 601-603

  Bonde, Vivek ^a   Balasubramaniam, Srikant ^a   Goel, Atul ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Conus medullaris; Glioblastoma multiforme; Holocord; Intramedullary

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BACKACHE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CONUS MEDULLARIS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA;

ADOLESCENT; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 41549083246     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.12.015     Document Type: Article

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