Surgical treatment of primary intramedullary spinal cord tumors in adult patients Tratamento cirúrgico de tumores intramedulares primários em adultos

Surgical treatment of primary intramedullary spinal cord tumors in adult patients Tratamento cirúrgico de tumores intramedulares primários em adultos

BACKGROUND: Primary spinal cord intramedullary tumors are rare and present with insidious symptoms. Previous treatment protocols emphasized biopsy and radiation/chemotherapy but more aggressive protocols have emerged. OBJECTIVE: To report our experience. METHOD: Forty-eight patients were diagnosed w...

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Main Authors: Mario Augusto Taricco, Vinicius Monteiro de Paula Guirado, Ricardo Bragança de Vasconcellos Fontes, José Pindaro Pereira Plese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2008-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
medula espinhal
paraparesia espástica
neoplasias da medula espinhal
microcirurgia
spinal cord
spastic paraparesis
spinal cord neoplasms
ependymoma
microsurgery
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000100014
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