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Spinal Tuberculosis (Pott's disease) Mimicking Paravertebral Malignant Tumor in a Child Presenting with Spinal Cord Compression

Paravertebral tumors may interfere with the radiological and clinical features of spinal tuberculosis. We report a case of a 3-year-old boy with spinal tuberculosis who was initially misdiagnosed as having a paraspinal tumor. The diagnosis of tuberculosis was made on the basis of intraoperative find...

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Autores principales: Emir, Suna, Erdem, Arzu Y, Demir, Haci A, Kaçar, Ayper, Tunç, Bahattin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3574506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23439455
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2727.105590