Intramedullary epidermoid cyst. A case report
✍ Scribed by Martin Scholz; Stefanie Märzheuser-Brands; Joachim Gottschalk; Johannes C. Böck; Wolfgang R. Lanksch
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 586 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5607
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✦ Synopsis
The authors add to the literature a case report of a 32-year-old man with an intramedullary epidermoid cyst at the level of D 3/4, that was successfully operated on. There are several previous reports in the literature, but only five of these include MRI studies.
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