Intradural Perineural Spread of Mesothelioma Causing Myelopathy by Tethering of the Spinal Cord

H. Richter; G. Hildebrandt; R. Heilbronner

doi:10.1055/s-0032-1309065

Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A: Central European Neurosurgery, Table of Contents

Cent Eur Neurosurg 2012; 73(02): 111-115
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1309065

Case Report

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Intradural Perineural Spread of Mesothelioma Causing Myelopathy by Tethering of the Spinal Cord^[*]

Authors

H. Richter

¹Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Neurochirurgische Klinik, St. Gallen, Switzerland
G. Hildebrandt

¹Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Neurochirurgische Klinik, St. Gallen, Switzerland
R. Heilbronner

¹Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Neurochirurgische Klinik, St. Gallen, Switzerland

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Intradural Perineural Spread of Mesothelioma Causing Myelopathy by Tethering of the Spinal Cord[*]

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Intradural Perineural Spread of Mesothelioma Causing Myelopathy by Tethering of the Spinal Cord^[*]