Spinal Intra-Extramedullary Epidermoid Associated With Abscess Case Report
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Spinal epidermoids, with their well-known specific charaeteristics are usually subdural-extramedullary in location, In this report. a 3-year-old boy with intra-extramedullary epidermoid tumour assodated with an abscess is presented, This is the first
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