Giant cystic intradural extramedullary pilocytic astrocytoma of Cauda equina

Astrocytomas of Conus‑Cauda equina region are rare. Astrocytomas, which are intramedullary tumors, may rarely have an extramedullary component. However, primary intradural extramedullary astrocytomas are extremely rare, with very few cases reported in the literature. We describe a giant extramedulla...

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Main Authors: Amandeep Kumar, Bhawani S. Sharma, Shashank S. Kale, Ajay Garg, M. C. Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-3147.120217