Extramedullary spinal ependymoma: A diagnostic challenge and review of the literature

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 661-664

  Kinsman, Michael J ^a   Callahan, James D ^a   Hattab, Eyas M ^a   Cohen Gadol, Aaron A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ependymoma; Intradural Extramedullary tumor; Resection; Spinal tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BILATERAL UPPER EXTREMITY NUMBNESS; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EPENDYMOMA; EXTRAMEDULLARY SPINAL EPENDYMOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRADURAL EXTRAMEDULLARY TUMOR; LAMINECTOMY; LEG WEAKNESS; MALE; NECK PAIN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; REVIEW; WEAKNESS;

EID: 80052167576     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.02.021     Document Type: Article

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