Primary spinal cord oligodendroglioma. Case illustration.
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چکیده
Spinal cord oligodendrogliomas are rare pathologies of the spinal cord, and their location at conus and/or filum terminale is even rarer. There are only 7 spinal cord oligodendrogliomas reported in the literature. Our case is the eighth spinal cord oligodendrogliomas at this location.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurocirugia
دوره 17 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006