Surgical Neurology
Volume 70, Issue 5 , Pages 536-538 , November 2008

Intradural extramedullary ependymoma: is there constantly a hormonal relationship?

  • Mohammed Benzagmout, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Fez, 3003 Fez, Morocco
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +212 61 297 297; fax: +212 35 944 789.
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  • Saïd Boujraf, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Fez, 3003 Fez, Morocco
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  • Noureddine Oulali, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Fez, 3003 Fez, Morocco
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  • Leila Chbani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology, University Hospital of Fez, 3003 Fez, Morocco
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  • Afaf Amarti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology, University Hospital of Fez, 3003 Fez, Morocco
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  • Khalid Chakour, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Fez, 3003 Fez, Morocco
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  • Mohamed El Faiz Chaoui, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Fez, 3003 Fez, Morocco

Received 14 February 2007 ,Accepted 21 May 2007.

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PII: S0090-3019(07)00634-9

doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.05.055

Surgical Neurology
Volume 70, Issue 5 , Pages 536-538 , November 2008

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