Cystic Astrocytoma of the Spinal Cord Presenting as an Acute Abdominal Crisis
- 1 September 1973
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 52 (3) , 443-446
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.52.3.443
Abstract
A case of a spinal intramedullary cystic astrocytoma presenting with acute lower abdominal pain has been documented. The rarity of these initial symptoms in a spinal tumor has been noted and the difficulties in diagnosis of spinal cord tumors in childhood have been emphasized.Keywords
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