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Intraspinal hemangiopericytoma: Case report and review of the literature

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Hemangiopericytoma, a tumor whose origin is controversial, rarely affects the central nervous system and is even more rarely spinal.

We report a case of the spinal variety and discuss its clinical and pathological features, diagnosis, and treatment in the light of relevant literature.

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    Maurizio Salvati, Pasquale Ciappetta, Marco Artico, Antonino Raco & Aldo Fortuna

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Salvati, M., Ciappetta, P., Artico, M. et al. Intraspinal hemangiopericytoma: Case report and review of the literature. Neurosurg. Rev. 14, 309–313 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00383270

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