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T1-weighted axial MRI thoracic spine, showing a dumbbell-shaped tumor arising from the dorsal nerve root, with mass effect on normal spinal cord.
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Given the predominantly L4 to L5 deficits, and the knowledge that lumbar spinal cord segments are in the thoracic vertebral segments, a thoracic MRI was performed (Fig. 1).