The Spine Journal
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 82-86 , January 2003

Thoracic extruded disc mimicking spinal cord tumor

  • Bikash Bose, MD, FACS, FICS, FAHA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Christiana Care Health Care System, C-79 Omega Drive, Newark, DE, 19713 USA
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Jefferson Medical College, 909 Walnut Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107 USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. C-79 Omega Drive, Newark, DE 19713, USA. Tel.: (302) 738-9145; fax: (302) 738-9148.

Received 10 September 2001 ,Accepted 15 May 2002.

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☆☆ Nothing of value received from a commercial entity related to this research.

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The Spine Journal
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 82-86 , January 2003

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