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Spinal Cord Tumors

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Tumors

Part of the book series: Radiology of the Spine ((SPINE))

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Spinal cord tumors are uncommon lesions: according to Rubinstein (26) they account for 15% of all primary tumors of the central nervous system and its sheath elements.

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Baleriaux, D. (1986). Spinal Cord Tumors. In: Jeanmart, L. (eds) Tumors. Radiology of the Spine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-49303-4_3

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