Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 23, Issue 11 , Pages 573-578 , November 2007

Analysis of Surgically Treated Intraspinal Tumors in Southern Taiwan

  • Yu-Feng Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Ann-Shung Lieu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Chih-Lung Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Kung-Shing Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Yen-Fen Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Chun-Po Yen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Chih-Zen Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Joon-Khim Loh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tzuu-Yuan Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Shiuh-Lin Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Aij-Lie Kwan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Sheng-Long Howng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Jen Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Chih-Jen Wang, Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan

Received 19 March 2007 ,Accepted 11 July 2007.

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PII: S1607-551X(08)70005-6

doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70005-6

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 23, Issue 11 , Pages 573-578 , November 2007

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