Management of intramedullary spinal cord tumors: Surgical considerations and results in 45 cases;Prise en charge neurochirurgicale des tumeurs intramédullaires : à propos de 45 cas

Neurochirurgie

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-302

  Berhouma, M ^a   Bahri, K ^b   Houissa, S ^b   Zemmel, I ^b   Khouja, N ^b   Aouidj, L ^b   Jemel, H ^b   Khaldi, M ^b  

^a HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^b Institut National de Neurologie Tunisia   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Intramedullary tumor; Magnetic resonance imaging; Microsurgery; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349156692     PISSN: 00283770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2008.02.060     Document Type: Article

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