The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages e7-e10 , April 2010

Isolated extraosseous epidural myeloma presenting with thoracic compressive myelopathy

  • Ashwin Avadhani, MS (Orth), DNB (Orth)
    • ,
  • Ajoy P. Shetty, MS (Orth), DNB (Orth)
    • ,
  • S. Rajasekaran, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, 313, Mettupalayam Rd, Coimbatore 641043, Tamil Nadu, India. Tel.: (+91) 422-2485000; fax: (+91) 422-245144.

Received 11 August 2009 ,Revised 18 November 2009 ,Accepted 13 January 2010.

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PII: S1529-9430(10)00043-4

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.01.007

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages e7-e10 , April 2010

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