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Caught between a disc and a tumour: lumbar radiculopathy secondary to disc herniation and filum paraganglioma

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  1. Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Robin Bhatia & Ludvic Zrinzo

  2. Department of Neuropathology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Zane Jaunmuktane

  3. Neurosurgery Unit, Mater Dei University Hospital, Msida, Malta

    Antoine Zrinzo

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Bhatia, R., Jaunmuktane, Z., Zrinzo, A. et al. Caught between a disc and a tumour: lumbar radiculopathy secondary to disc herniation and filum paraganglioma. Acta Neurochir 155, 315–317 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-012-1537-4

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