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Case Reports
. 2013 Mar;22(3):667-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2608-1. Epub 2012 Dec 4.

Vertebral echinococcosis leading to spinal cord compression

Frédéric-Antoine Dauchy, Vincent Pointillart, Denis Malvy
Case Reports

Vertebral echinococcosis leading to spinal cord compression

Frédéric-Antoine Dauchy et al. Eur Spine J. 2013 Mar.
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Sagittal T2-weighted MRI image shows a heterogeneous intense vertebral mass with erosion of T6, intra-spinal invasion and medullar compression
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