Spinal tumor

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Spinal tumor:

This photograph shows the presence of tumor within the vertebrae. The tumor is dense white against the red interior of the bone.

Reviewed last on: 9/22/2008
Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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