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Rare But Interesting Spinal Tumors (in Alphabetical Order)

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In this chapter, rare but interesting spinal tumors are arranged in alphabetical order using brief epidemiology, location, Characteristic imaging findings, spectrum of imaging findings, differential diagnosis, and illustrations.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea

    Heung Sik Kang MD & Joon Woo Lee MD

  2. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea

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Kang, H.S., Lee, J.W., Lee, E. (2017). Rare But Interesting Spinal Tumors (in Alphabetical Order). In: Oncologic Imaging: Spine and Spinal Cord Tumors. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-700-0_6

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