Congenital spinal cord astrocytomas have only rarely been reported. We report two additional cases and a review of the literature on these infrequent tumors. The congenital cord astrocytomas can have obscure initial presentations, including fever and irritability, leading to delays in diagnosis. Mag
Spinal cord astrocytoma: multidisciplinary experience
✍ Scribed by M. Isabel Tovar Martín; Escarlata López Ramírez; Enrique Saura Rojas; Gregorio Arregui Castillo; Mercedes Zurita Herrera
- Book ID
- 107597775
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- Spanish
- Weight
- 319 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1699-048X
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