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Subependymoma of the spinal cord. Case report and review of the literature

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Subependymoma is an uncommon, benign and, as a rule, asymptomatic lesion of the central nervous system, only rarely recorded at spinal level. The case reported here brings the total number of spinal subependymomas so far described to 16. The relevant literature is reviewed and the salient features of these tumors are discussed.

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  1. Department of Neurological Sciences Neurosurgery, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Viale dell'Universita' 30/A, 1-00185, Rome, Italy

    Maurizio Salvati M. D., Antonino Raco, Marco Artico, Spartaco Artizzu & Pasquale Ciappetta

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Salvati, M., Raco, A., Artico, M. et al. Subependymoma of the spinal cord. Case report and review of the literature. Neurosurg. Rev. 15, 65–69 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02352071

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