Paraganglioma of the filum terminale: case report
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Paraganglioma of the filum terminale: case report
BACKGROUND Paragangliomas affecting the filum terminale are extremely rare, benign tumors. The literature yielded thirty-two cases of paraganglioma in this site. CASE PRESENTATION A 49 year-old-man, whose presenting symptoms were low back pain and left leg weakness, was diagnosed as having a paraganglioma of the filum terminale. The clinical, histological and radiological characteristics of t...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Surgical Oncology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-95