Intramedullary meningioma of spinal cord: Case report of a rare tumor highlighting the differential diagnosis of spinal intramedullary neoplasms
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Intramedullary meningioma of spinal cord: case report of a rare tumor highlighting the differential diagnosis of spinal intramedullary neoplasms.
A 15-year-old male presented with progressive weakness of both lower limbs with urinary incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a spinal intramedullary mass at D7-D8 level. The child was operated with a preliminary diagnosis of an intramedullary tumor. Atypical ependymoma and astrocytoma were considered in the differential diagnosis. Per- and post-operative histopathological examinati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0377-4929
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.134726