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Case Reports
. 1982 Nov;45(11):1067-9.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.45.11.1067.

Spinal cord compression by amyloid tissue

O J McAnena, M P Feely, W F Kealy
Case Reports

Spinal cord compression by amyloid tissue

O J McAnena et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1982 Nov.

Abstract

Spinal cord compression by a mass of amyloid tissue arising from the thoracic vertebrae is described in a 72-year-old female. Investigations failed to provide a primary cause for this amyloid tissue.

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