Benign metastasizing leiomyoma mimicking dumbbell tumor of the spine: A report of two cases

Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is an extrauterine smooth muscle tumor that occurs in patients with a current or prior history of uterine leiomyoma. BML in the spine is extremely rare. We report 2 cases of spinal BML mimicking dumbbell tumors in the cervical or lumbar spine. Tumors in both case...

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Main Authors: Ryo Iwakura, Toshiya Tachibana, Keishi Maruo, Fumihiro Arizumi, Kazuki Kusuyama, Kazuya Kishima, Shinichi Yoshiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751916301141