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Original Article

Giant sacral schwannoma: A report of six cases

Chanplakorn Pongsthorn
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Hiroshi Ozawa Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Toshimi Aizawa Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Takashi Kusakabe Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Takeshi Nakamura Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Eiji Itoi Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Pages 146-152 | Received 19 Aug 2009, Accepted 22 Sep 2009, Published online: 30 Nov 2009

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