Spinal cord glioblastoma multiforme of conus medullaris masquerading as high lumbar disk herniation

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-237

  Choi, Won Chul ^a   Lee, June Ho ^a   Lee, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glioblastoma; Spinal cord; Whole spine scan MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONUS MEDULLARIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SECOND LOOK SURGERY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 58149514069     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.07.059     Document Type: Article

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