منابع مشابه
Lipoma and Occult Spinal Dysraphism
Received: 19. 10. 2006. Accepted: 20. 11. 2006. Congenital abnormality, an occult spinal dysraphism �ith spinal lipoma, is a rare dysraphic spinal abnormality. The syndrome, treatments, outcomes, and current controversies are revie�ed. Occult spinal dysraphism usually is usually manifested �ithout clinical changes, either neurological or local changes. Local cutaneous changes associated �ith oc...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: South African Journal of Radiology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 2078-6778,1027-202X
DOI: 10.4102/sajr.v6i3.1431