Myelopathy due to bilateral symmetrical dumbbell cervical ganglioneuroma in a pediatric neurofibromatosis type 1 patient and rigid posterior instrumentation—a case report
Abstract Background Although neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common genetical disorder, symptoms due to neural involvement are rare among infants and children. Ganglioneuromas are slow-growing tumors and can be seen in patients with NF1. However, bilateral symmetrical involvement is very rarely...
Main Authors: | Omer Batu Hergunsel, Fatih Demir, Mehmet Mustafa Akin, Metin Kaplan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-03-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41984-019-0038-7 |
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