Paraganglioma presenting as metastatic lesion in a cervical vertebra: A case report and review of the literature

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Lehmen, Jeff A ^a   Babbel, Daniel M ^a   Mikhitarian, Kaidi ^a   Choma, Theodore J ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Paraganglioma; Vertebral metastases

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NEURAL CREST CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAGANGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK PAIN; PARAGANGLIOMA; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649293362     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181cf2c96     Document Type: Article

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