title: Misdiagnosis of intraspinal lesions in childhood.
abstract: Three children with intraspinal mass lesions in whom the diagnosis was initially missed are described. Their case histories highlight the specific clinical features of and diagnostic difficulties with the syndromes produced by lesions of the craniocervical junction, the mid-thoracic spinal cord and the cauda equina.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: D002420:Cauda Equina; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors