Solitary plasmacytoma of the upper cervical spine: Therapeutic considerations

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 55-59

  Voulgaris, S ^a   Partheni, M ^b   Gousias, K ^a,d   Polyzoidis, K ^c   Konstantinou, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Neoplasms, plasma cell, diagnosis; Neoplasms, plasma cell, therapy; Plasmacytoma

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NECK PAIN; OSTEOLYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMACYTOMA; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE TUMOR;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK PAIN; PLASMACYTOMA; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 47949122831     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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