Bamboo Leaf Sign as a Sensitive Magnetic Resonance Imaging Finding in Spinal Subependymoma: Case Report and Literature Review

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(a) Sagittal T2W1 showing cord expansion and hyperintense signal extending from the Th7 level to Th12 level surrounding both anterior and posterior aspects of cord. (b) Sagittal T1W1 showing an isointense mass with no clear-cut demarcation between cord and tumor. (c) Gadolinium contrast-enhanced MRI reveals slight enhancement. This is only a part of the tumor.

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