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Exophytic gliomas of the spinal cord

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Intradural extramedullary glial tumours of the spinal cord are rare. We report four such tumours arising from the dorsal cord. Myelography and operative findings were almost similar to that of an intradural neurofibroma. Surgical removal had resulted in rewarding neurological recovery. One of them had a recurrence after six years and was re-explored. Anterolateral attachment near the root entry zone suggests its origin probably from the spinal cord with an exophytic growth.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India

    N. K. Venkataramana, V. R. S. Kolluri, K. S. Narayana Swamy, V. K. Jain, B. S. Das & S. Das

  2. Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India

    N. K. Venkataramana, V. R. S. Kolluri, K. S. Narayana Swamy, V. K. Jain, B. S. Das & S. Das

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Venkataramana, N.K., Kolluri, V.R.S., Narayana Swamy, K.S. et al. Exophytic gliomas of the spinal cord. Acta neurochir 107, 44–46 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01402611

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