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Clear cell variant of ependymoma is almost exclusively located in the supratentorial region. Only few cases of this tumor that located in the spinal cord have been reported. Here we report one case of intramedullary clear cell ependymoma of the lumbar spinal cord. In microscopic examination, the tumor cells were round to oval with moderate amounts of clear cytoplasm and centrally located lar...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
سال: 1896
ISSN: 0022-3018
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-189611000-00005