Congenital dermoid tumor in a child at initial myelomeningocele closure: An etiological discussion: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 414-415

  Ramos, Edwin ^a   Marlin, Arthur E ^a   Gaskill, Sarah J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermoid tumor; Intramedullary tumor; Myelomeningocele

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE; NEWBORN SURGERY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERATOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

DERMOID CYST; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 58149400354     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED.2008.2.12.414     Document Type: Article

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