Dumbbell appearance of spinal tumors

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 13 Nov 2017

The dumbbell appearance of spinal tumors refers to a tumor which has both a component within the canal and a component in the paravertebral space contiguous with each other via a thinner tumor component traversing the neural exit foramen.

The appearance can be seen in:

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