Concomitant localization of a myxopapillary ependymoma at the middle thoracic part of the spinal cord and at the distal part of the filum terminale: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 87-90

  de Falco, Raf ^a,b   Scarano, E ^a   Di Celmo, D ^a   Civetta, F ^a   Guarnieri, L ^a  

^a S Maria delle Grazie Hospital   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cauda equina; Ependymoma; Spinal neoplasm

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA EPENDYMOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; EPENDYMOMA; FILUM TERMINALE EPENDYMOMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT POSITIONING; REMISSION; SACRAL SPINAL CORD EPENDYMOMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACIC SPINAL CORD EPENDYMOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; CAUDA EQUINA; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARAPARESIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55049090583     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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